quat
adjective
1. (Scotland, dialectical) Free; No longer involved with.
noun
1. the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
verb
1. (transitive, obsolete) To satiate.
2. (Scotland, dialectical, transitive) relinquish, forsake, give up.
- Ye hae grown proud since ye quatted the begging. — Scottish proverb, said satirically.
3. (Wales and Southwest England, dialectical, intransitive) To squat or crouch down.