sputation

English

Etymology

From Latin sputare (“to spit”), intensitive from spuere (“to spit”). Compare French sputation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spjuːˈteɪʃən/

Noun

sputation

1. The act of spitting; expectoration.
   • 1672, Gideon Harvey, Morbus Anglicus, Or, The Anatomy of Consumptions:

     ſurprized with a ſanguin ſputation upon a ſudden cohibition of their Hæmorrboids

References

“sputation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• outpaints, paint outs, paints out