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  • 11spit — spit1 verb (spits, spitting; past and past participle spat or spit) 1》 eject saliva forcibly from one s mouth.     ↘forcibly eject (food or liquid) from one s mouth.     ↘(spit up) N. Amer. (especially of a baby) vomit. 2》 utter in a hostile way …

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  • 12José Figueres Ferrer — José María Hipólito Figueres Ferrer 38th President of Costa Rica In office 8 May 1970 – 8 May 1974 Preceded by José Joaquín Trej …

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  • 13spit — spit1 [spit] n. [ME spite < OE spitu, akin to OHG spizzi, sharp: for IE base see SPIKE1] 1. a thin, pointed rod or bar on which meat is impaled for broiling or roasting over a fire or before other direct heat 2. a narrow point of land, or a… …

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  • 14expectoration — noun 1. the process of coughing up and spitting out • Derivationally related forms: ↑expectorate • Hypernyms: ↑bodily process, ↑body process, ↑bodily function, ↑activity 2. the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) …

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  • 15Liverpool F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry — North West derby The English derby City or region North West England First contested 28 April 1894 Liverpool 2–0 Newton Heath Teams involved Liverpool, Manchester United Number of meetings …

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  • 16sputation — n. Spitting, expuition, act of spitting …

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  • 17spit — I [[t]spɪt[/t]] v. spit spat, spit•ting, 1) cvb phl to eject saliva from the mouth; expectorate 2) to sputter: grease spitting in the fire[/ex] 3) to eject from the mouth: to spit watermelon seeds[/ex] 4) to throw out or emit like saliva 5) spit… …

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  • 18Excreation — Ex cre*a tion, n. [L. excreatio, exscreatio.] Act of spitting out. [Obs.] Cockeram. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 19Sputation — Spu*ta tion (sp[ u]*t[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [L. sputare to spit, v. intens. fr. spuere to spit: cf. F. sputation.] The act of spitting; expectoration. Harvey. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 20hemoptysis — noun Etymology: New Latin, from hem + Greek ptysis act of spitting, from ptyein to spit more at spew Date: 1646 expectoration of blood from some part of the respiratory tract …

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