Spewed

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spew \Spew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spewed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Spewing}.] [OE. spewen, speowen, AS. sp[imac]wan;n to D.
     spuwen to spit. OS & OHG. sp[imac]wan, G. speien, Icel. sp?ja
     to spew, Sw. spy, Dan. spye, Goth. spiewan, th. spjauti, L.
     spuere to split, Gr. ???, Skr. shtiv, shth[imac]v. Cf.
     {Pyke}, {Spit}.] [Written also {spue}.]


     1. To eject from the stomach; to vomit.
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     2. To cast forth with abhorrence or disgust; to eject.
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              Because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold,
              I will spew thee out of my mouth.     --Rev. ii. 16.
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