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noun

Pat n.

A light, quik blow or stroke with the fingers or hand; a tap.

A small mass, as of butter, shaped by pats. "It looked like a tessellated work of pats of butter."

verb

Pat v. t. (past & past part. patted; pres. part. patting) To strike gently with the fingers or hand; to stroke lightly; to tap; as, to pat a dog. "Gay pats my shoulder, and you vanish quite."

adjective

Pat adj. Exactly suitable; fit; convenient; timely. "Pat allusion."

adverb

Pat adv. In a pat manner. "I foresaw then 't would come in pat hereafter."

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Etymology of 'Pat'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Pat" Quotes from Famous Books

... loudest pony's greeting; before he has crossed the threshold, the pony is capering about his loose box (for he brooks not the indignity of a halter), mad to give him welcome; and when Kit goes up to caress and pat him, the pony rubs his nose against his coat, and fondles him more lovingly than ever pony fondled man. It is the crowning circumstance of his earnest, heartfelt reception; and Kit fairly puts his arm round Whisker's ...

— The Old Curiosity Shop • Charles Dickens

... they said, "to pat the belly of Bard the mate's wife than to bear a hand in the ship. But we don't mean to ...

— Grettir The Strong - Grettir's Saga • Unknown

... sure that there are no more perfect gentlemen in all Kentucky than my two little lads," she said, fondly, with an approving pat of Keith's hand as she held him ...

— Two Little Knights of Kentucky • Annie Fellows Johnston

... Brazil. That is some thousand of miles from Paris, but a little thing like that in geography doesn't seem to make much difference to some of our good people. Why do you listen to such nonsense?" he added as he kissed her tenderly and, with a pat on her cheek, left the room for his study. His mother's talk had made but little impression upon him. Gossip of this kind was always current when waifs like Archie formed the topic; but it hurt nobody, he said ...

— The Tides of Barnegat • F. Hopkinson Smith

... government of the great Sioux nation, Ogallallas and all, to his more reliable rival, Sintegaliska,—Spotted Tail,—Van surveyed the ceremony of abdication from between my legs, and had the honor of receiving an especial pat and an admiring "Washtay" from the new chieftain and lord of the loyal Sioux. His highness Spotted Tail was pleased to say that he wouldn't mind swapping four of his ponies for Van, and made some further remarks which my limited knowledge of the Brule Dakota tongue did not enable me ...

— Starlight Ranch - and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier • Charles King

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