spittle
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Alteration of dialectal spattle (by association with spit (noun)), from Old English spātl, which is related to spǣtan (whence spit (verb)).
Noun[edit]
spittle (countable and uncountable, plural spittles)
- Spit, usually frothy and of a milky coloration.
- Something frothy and white that resembles spit.
- Spit-up or drool of an infant.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
spit, usually frothy
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Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
spittle (countable and uncountable, plural spittles)
- (now archaic) Alternative form of spital
- a. 1633, George Herbert, The Thanksgiving:
- I'll build a spittle, or mend common ways […]
Etymology 3[edit]
Representing a frequentative form of spit (“a spade's depth”), equivalent to spit + -le.
Noun[edit]
spittle (countable and uncountable, plural spittles)
- A small sort of spade.
Verb[edit]
spittle (third-person singular simple present spittles, present participle spittling, simple past and past participle spittled)
- To dig or stir with a small spade.
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