Spittle

6 definitions found

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

  Spital \Spit"al\, n. [Abbreviated from hospital.] [Written also
     {spittle}.]
     A hospital. [Obs.] --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Spittle \Spit"tle\, n.
     See {Spital}. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spittle \Spit"tle\, v. t. [See {Spit} to spade.]
     To dig or stir with a small spade. [Prov. Eng.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spittle \Spit"tle\, n.
     A small sort of spade. [Prov. Eng.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     {Spittle insect}. (Zool.) See {Cuckoo spit}
     (b), under {Cuckoo}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]