verb. (common).—Begone!
1880. J. C. HARRIS, Uncle Remus, xxii. W’en ole man Rabbit say ‘scoot,’ dey scooted, en w’en ole Miss Rabbit say ‘SCAT,’ dey SCATTED.
1892. National Observer, 20 Aug., 356, 1. There is a village somewhere West of Devonshire whose inhabitants are universally called ‘—— SCAT-UPS.’ For … once at a volunteer review they could be induced to ‘dismiss’ only by an impassioned cry of ‘SCAT UP!’
1896. LILLARD, Poker Stories, 210. We chucked him two watches and 380 dollars in cash quicker’n SCAT.
