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Definition for SPIT'TLE
SPIT'TING
SPIT'TLE
SPIT'TLE
, n.
1
[from spit.]
Saliva; the thick moist matter which is secreted by the salivary glands and ejected from the mouth.
A small sort of spade. [spaddle.]
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