Difference between Patter and Spit

Patter

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make irregularly repeated sounds of low-to-moderate magnitude and lower-than-average pitch.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The soft sound of feet walking on a hard surface. One who pats. Glib and rapid speech, such as from an auctioneer, or banter during a sports event.

Spit

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A rod on which meat is grilled (UK English) or broiled (US English).A narrow, pointed, usually sandy peninsula.Saliva, especially when expectorated.An instance of spitting.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To impale on a spit.To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth.To utter.

Example sentence: By the end of the 1950s, American cars were so reliable that their reliability went without saying even in car ads. Thousands of them bear testimony to this today, still running on the roads of Cuba though fueled with nationalized Venezuelan gasoline and maintained with spit and haywire.