Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SPAWL, v.i. [G. speichel, spawl; speien, to spawl, to spew. Spew is a contracted word.]

1. To throw saliva from the mouth in a scattering form; to disperse spittle in a careless, dirty manner. Why must he sputter, spawl, and slaver it? – Swift.
2. A fragment of stone.