GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Spit , n. [OE. spite, AS. spitu; akin to D. spit, G. spiess, OHG. spiz, Dan. spid. Sw. spett, and to G. spitz pointed. √170.]
- A long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron, for holding meat while roasting.1913 Webster
- A small point of land running into the sea, or a long, narrow shoal extending from the shore into the sea; as, a spit of sand.Cook.1913 Webster
- The depth to which a spade goes in digging; a spade; a spadeful. [Prov. Eng.]Halliwell.1913 Webster
- A long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron, for holding meat while roasting.
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Spit, v. i. To attend to a spit; to use a spit. [Obs.]1913 Webster
She's spitting in the kitchen.
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Spit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spit (Spat, archaic); p. pr. & vb. n. Spitting.] [AS. spittan; akin to G. spützen, 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.]
- To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other matter, from the mouth. “Thus spit I out my venom.” Chaucer.1913 Webster
- To eject; to throw out; to belch.1913 Webster
☞ Spitted was sometimes used as the preterit and the past participle. “He . . . shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on.”
Luke xviii. 32.1913 Webster
- To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other matter, from the mouth. “Thus spit I out my venom.”
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Spit, n. The secretion formed by the glands of the mouth; spitle; saliva; sputum.1913 Webster
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Spit, v. i.
- To throw out saliva from the mouth.1913 Webster
- To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles.1913 Webster
It had been spitting with rain.
Dickens.1913 WebsterTo spit on or To spit upon, to insult grossly; to treat with contempt. “Spitting upon all antiquity.”
South.1913 Webster
- To throw out saliva from the mouth.