What does "spat" mean?

Additional senses

1. 2.Hence, a petty combat, esp. a verbal one; a little quarrel, dispute, or dissension. [U. S.]
2. 3.To dispute. [R.] Smart.
3. 4.To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together; as the hands. [Local, U.S.] Little Isabel leaped up and down, spatting her hands. Judd.