quat
/kwɑt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
adj
Example Sentences
- "I have rubb'd this young quat almost to the sense, And he grows angry."
- "1757, Samuel Foote, The Author, Act II, Scene ii, 1765, The Dramatic Works, Volume 1, page 28, Mrs. Cad. Well, come, begin and ſtart me, that I may come the ſooner to quatting——Huſh ! here′s Siſter ; what the deuce brought her !"
- "Ye hae grown proud since ye quatted the begging. — Scottish proverb, said satirically."
- "'Mang mis'ry's posts, whar I did sit, My tongue took sic a faltrin' fit, I thought the wee remains o' wit I had, was quat me"
- "They seem to our ears indeed to have "quat their roaring play.""
- "Tho' B-lt-n, quatted in the hall, Her jolly r-mpfs display'd, The size of it amaz'd them all, and Hector quite dismay'd."
Etymology
Clipping of quaternary.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kwɑt/
- British English: /kwɒt/