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Webster 1913 Edition

Spittle

Spit′tle

,
Noun.
See
Spital
.
[Obs.]
B. Jonson.

Spit′tle

,
Verb.
T.
[See
Spit
to spade.]
To dig or stir with a small spade.
[Prov. Eng.]

Spit′tle

,
Noun.
A small sort of spade.
[Prov. Eng.]

Spit′tle

,
Noun.
[From
Spit
to eject from the mouth: cf.
Spattle
, and AS.
spātl
.]
The thick, moist matter which is secreted by the salivary glands; saliva; spit.
Spittle insect
.
(Zool.)
See
Cuckoo spit
(b)
, under
Cuckoo
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Spittle

SPITTLE

,
Noun.
[from spit.]
1.
Saliva; the thick moist matter which is secreted by the salivary glands and ejected from the mouth.
2.
A small sort of spade. [spaddle.]

SPITTLE

. [See Spital.]

SPITTLE

,
Verb.
T.
To dig or stir with a small spade. [Local.]

Definition 2025

spittle

spittle

English

Noun

spittle ‎(uncountable)

  1. Spit, usually frothy and of a milky coloration.
  2. Something frothy and white that resembles spit.
  3. Spit-up or drool of an infant.
  4. A small sort of spade.
  5. Obsolete form of spital.
    • (Can we date this quote?), George Herbert, The Thanksgiving:
      "I'll build a spittle, or mend common ways..."

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

spittle ‎(third-person singular simple present spittles, present participle spittling, simple past and past participle spittled)

  1. To dig or stir with a small spade.

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Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪtəl

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