quat Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
    African tea; qat; cat; kat; Arabian tea; khat.
    • in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults

WordNet


Quat noun
Etymology
Etymol. uncertain.
Definitions
  1. A pustule. Obs.
  2. An annoying, worthless person. Shak.
Quat transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To satiate; to satisfy. Prov. Eng.

Webster 1913