Found 6 hits - Term: spittle, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
spital \spit"al\, n. abbreviated from hospital. written also
spittle.
a hospital. obs. --shak.
1913 webster
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spittle
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
spittle \spit"tle\, n.
see spital. obs. --b. jonson.
1913 webster
see also:
spital
- [3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
spittle \spit"tle\, v. t. see spit to spade.
to dig or stir with a small spade. prov. eng.
1913 webster
see also:
spit
- [4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
spittle \spit"tle\, n.
a small sort of spade. prov. eng.
1913 webster
- [5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
spittle \spit"tle\, n. from spit to eject from the mouth: cf.
spattle, and as. sp=atl.
the thick, moist matter which is secreted by the salivary
glands; saliva; spit.
1913 webster
spittle insect. zool. see cuckoo spit
b, under cuckoo.
1913 webster
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spit spattle spittle insect cuckoo spit cuckoo
- [6] : WordNet (r) 2.0
spittle
n : a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary
glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth
and starts the digestion of starches syn: saliva, spit
see also:
saliva spit
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