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skat¹

  • /skæt/

Sounds like scat · Rhymes with -æt

noun skats

  1. UK, dialectal Alternate spelling of scat: a brisk shower of rain, driven by the wind.

skat²

  • /skæt/

Sounds like scat · Rhymes with -æt

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Skat.

noun skats

  1. uncountable A trick-taking card game for three players, popular in Germany. “Who shall we play skat with when you have gone?” asked Mrs Britling.
  2. countable A widow of two cards in the game of skat.

Skat³

proper noun

  1. The star Delta Aquarii in the constellation of Aquarius.

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noun trick-taking card game

DeutschSkat, Skatspiel

noun widow of two cards in the game of skat

DeutschSkat

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"skat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/skat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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skat. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/skat

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"skat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/skat.

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@misc{skat_2026,
  title = {skat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/skat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}