Pat , adv. In a pat manner.
I
foresaw then 't would come in
pat hereafter.
Sterne.
Pat , a. [Cf. pat a light
blow, D. te pas convenient, pat, where pas is fr. F.
passer to pass.]
Exactly suitable; fit; convenient; timely.
"Pat allusion." Barrow.
Pat , n.
1. A light,
quik blow or stroke with the fingers or hand; a tap.
2. A small mass,
as of butter, shaped by pats.
It looked like a tessellated work of pats of butter.
Dickens.
Pat (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Patted (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Patting.]
[Cf. G. patschen, Prov. G. patzen, to strike, tap.] 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.
Pope.
Hear it pronounced