sputus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

spūtus, ūs, m. [spuo],

a spitting (late Lat.), Cael. Aur. Tard. 4, 4, 80; 3, 2, 18; Auct. ap. Lact. 4, 18; Aug. Civ. Dei, 18, 23.