Spit

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·Impf & ·p.p. of Spit.

II. Spit ·vi To attend to a spit; to use a spit.

III. Spit ·vi To throw out saliva from the mouth.

IV. Spit ·vi To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles.

V. Spit ·noun To Spade; to Dig.

VI. Spit ·noun The depth to which a spade goes in digging; a spade; a spadeful.

VII. Spit ·noun The secretion formed by the glands of the mouth; spitle; saliva; sputum.

VIII. Spit ·noun To Eject; to throw out; to Belch.

IX. Spit ·noun A long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron, for holding meat while roasting.

X. Spit ·noun To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other matter, from the mouth.

XI. Spit ·noun To thrust a spit through; to fix upon a spit; hence, to thrust through or impale; as, to spit a loin of veal.

XII. Spit ·noun 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.

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