different between quab vs quat
quab
English
Etymology 1
Noun
quab (plural quabs)
- An unfledged bird.
- (by extension) Something immature or unfinished.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ford to this entry?)
Etymology 2
Verb
quab (third-person singular simple present quabs, present participle quabbing, simple past and past participle quabbed)
- Alternative form of quob
quab From the web:
- what does quite mean
- what does quabbin mean
- what is quabity assuance
- what does quibble mean
- what does quavo mean
- quantum physics
- quantitative data
- what does quaba mean
quat
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kw?t/
- Rhymes: -?t
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
quat (plural quats)
- (obsolete) A pustule.
- (obsolete) An annoying, worthless person.
Verb
quat (third-person singular simple present quats, present participle quatting, simple past and past participle quatted)
- (transitive, obsolete) To satiate.
- 1757, Samuel Foote, The Author, Act II, Scene ii, 1765, The Dramatic Works, Volume 1, page 28,
- Mrs. Cad. Well, come, begin and ?tart me, that I may come the ?ooner to quatting——Hu?h ! here?s Si?ter ; what the deuce brought her !
- 1757, Samuel Foote, The Author, Act II, Scene ii, 1765, The Dramatic Works, Volume 1, page 28,
- (Scotland, dialectal, transitive) To relinquish, forsake, give up.
- Ye hae grown proud since ye quatted the begging. — Scottish proverb, said satirically.
- (Wales and Southwest England, dialectal, intransitive) To squat or crouch down.
Adjective
quat (not comparable)
- (Scotland, dialectal, with "of") Free; no longer involved with; quit.
Etymology 2
Clipping of quaternary.
Noun
quat (plural quats)
- (chemistry) A quaternary ammonium cation or compound.
Adjective
quat (not comparable)
- Quaternary.
Etymology 3
See khat.
Noun
quat (countable and uncountable, plural quats)
- Alternative spelling of khat.
Middle English
Adjective
quat
- Alternative form of wothe
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kw?d?, whence also Old English cw?ad.
Noun
qu?t m
- mud
- dirt
Descendants
- German: Kot
quat From the web:
- what quarters are worth money
- what quarter are we in
- what quarters are silver
- what quattro mean
- what quatrain mean
- what quarters are valuable
- what quarters will be released in 2021
- what quarters are worth a lot of money
Share
Tweet
+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share
you may also like
- quab vs quat
- quat vs quant
- buat vs quat
- quat vs quad
- squat vs quat
- quay vs quat
- quat vs quar
- hunkies vs hunkier
- chunkier vs hunkier
- hunkier vs hinkier
- punkier vs hunkier
- huskier vs hunkier
- hunkier vs funkier
- gunkier vs hunkier
- pce vs tetrachloroethene
- pce vs perchloroethylene
- nes vs xbox
- nes vs ness
- nintendo vs nes
- dranks vs drunks