Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for EX-PEC'TO-RATE
EX-PEC'TO-RANTEX-PEC'TO-RA-TED
EX-PEC'TO-RATE, v.t. [L. expectoro; Sp. expectorar; F. expectorer; from I. ex and pectus, the breast.]
To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge phlegm or other matter, by coughing, hawking and spitting. Coxe.
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