Spitting

Spitting
Spit Spit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spit} ({Spat}, archaic); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spitting}.] [AS. spittan; akin to G. sp["u]tzen, Dan. spytte, Sw. spotta,Icel. sp?ta, and prob. E. spew. The past tense spat is due to AS. sp?tte, from sp?tan to spit. Cf. {Spat}, n., {Spew}, {Spawl}, {Spot}, n.] 1. To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other matter, from the mouth. ``Thus spit I out my venom.'' --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

2. To eject; to throw out; to belch. [1913 Webster]

Note: Spitted was sometimes used as the preterit and the past participle. ``He . . . shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on.'' --Luke xviii. 32. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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