Swat
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early 17th century (in the sense ‘sit down’): northern English dialect and US variant of squat.
wiktionary
Alteration of squat. [1]
See SWAT.
etymonline
swat (v.)
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.
