6 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spital \Spit"al\, n. [Abbreviated from hospital.] [Written also
{spittle}.]
A hospital. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spittle \Spit"tle\, v. t. [See {Spit} to spade.]
To dig or stir with a small spade. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spittle \Spit"tle\, n.
A small sort of spade. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spittle \Spit"tle\, n. [From {Spit} to eject from the mouth: cf
{Spattle}, and AS sp[=a]tl.]
The thick, moist matter which is secreted by the salivary
glands; saliva; spit.
{Spittle insect}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Cuckoo spit}
(b), under {Cuckoo}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spittle \Spit"tle\, n.
See {Spital}. [Obs.] --B. Jonson
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
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}]
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