swatyoudaoicibaDictYouDict[swat 词源字典]
swat: see squat
[swat etymology, swat origin, 英语词源]
swat (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1796, American English and northern England dialect word, possibly an alteration of Middle English swap "to strike, smite" (see swap), ultimately of imitative origin. Related: Swatted; swatting. The noun is recorded from 1800.