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headpat

noun

Etymology

From head + pat.

  1. derived from *blod-✻
  2. derived from *plat-✻ — “to strike, beat”
  3. derived from *platt✻ — “a smack, slap, blow”
  4. inherited from plætt — “a sounding blow, a smack”
  5. inherited from pat — “a blow, stroke”
  6. compounded as headpat — “head + pat”

Definitions

  1. A pat on the head, typically as a sign of affection.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA