Pat
Pat , transitive verb
[Compare German patschen, Prov. German 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.
Pat , noun
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.
Pat , adjective
[Compare pat a light blow, Dutch te pas convenient, pat, where pas is from French passer to pass.]
Exactly suitable; fit; convenient; timely.
Pat allusion.
Pat , adverb
In a pat manner.
I foresaw then 't would come in pat hereafter.