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spill \spill\ spi^l, v. t. imp. p. p. spilled
spi^ld, or spilt spi^lt; p. pr. vb. n.
spilling. oe. spillen, usually, to destroy, as. spillan,
spildan, to destroy; akin to icel. spilla to destroy, sw.
spilla to spill, dan. spilde, lg. d. spillen to squander,
ohg. spildan.
1. to destroy; to kill; to put an end to. obs.
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and gave him to the queen, all at her will
to choose whether she would him save or spill.
--chaucer.
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greater glory think it to save than spill.
--spenser.
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2. to mar; to injure; to deface; hence, to destroy by misuse;
to waste. obs.
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they the colors disfigure the stuff and spill the
whole workmanship. --puttenham.
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spill not the morning, the quintessence of day, in
recreations. --fuller.
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3. to suffer to fall or run out of a vessel; to lose, or
suffer to be scattered; -- applied to fluids and to
substances whose particles are small and loose; as, to
spill water from a pail; to spill quicksilver from a
vessel; to spill powder from a paper; to spill sand or
flour.
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note: spill differs from pour in expressing accidental loss,
-- a loss or waste contrary to purpose.
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4. to cause to flow out and be lost or wasted; to shed, or
suffer to be shed, as in battle or in manslaughter; as, a
man spills another's blood, or his own blood.
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and to revenge his blood so justly spilt. --dryden.
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5. naut. to relieve a sail from the pressure of the wind,
so that it can be more easily reefed or furled, or to
lessen the strain.
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spilling line naut., a rope used for spilling, or
dislodging, the wind from the belly of a sail. --totten.
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see also:
spilled spilt spilling spilling line
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