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spitting |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spit \Spit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spitted}; p. pr & vb n. {Spitting}.] [From {Spit}, n.; cf {Speet}.] 1. To thrust a spit through to fix upon a spit; hence to thrust through or impale; as to spit a loin of veal. ``Infants spitted upon pikes.'' --Shak. 2. To spade; to dig. [Prov. Eng.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spit \Spit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spit} ({Spat}, archaic); p. pr & vb n. {Spitting}.] [AS. spittan akin to G. sp["u]tzen, Dan. spytte Sw spotta,Icel. sp?ta, and prob. E. spew. The past tense spat is due to AS sp?tte, from sp?tan to spit. Cf {Spat}, n., {Spew}, {Spawl}, {Spot}, n.] 1. To eject from the mouth; to throw out as saliva or other matter, from the mouth. ``Thus spit I out my venom.'' From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: spitting n : the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) [syn: {spit}, {expectoration}]
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