Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SPIT, v.t.² [pret. and pp. spit. Spat is obsolete. Sax. spitan; Sw. spotta; Dun. spytter; G. spützen. The sense is to throw or drive. Class Bd.]

1. To eject from the mouth; to thrust out, as saliva or other matter from the mouth.
2. To eject or throw out with violence.