spittle
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spittle¹
- /ˈspɪ.t(ə)l/
Rhymes with -ɪtəl
Where it comes from
Alteration of dialectal spattle (by association with spit (noun)), from Old English spātl, which is related to spǣtan (whence spit (verb)).
noun spittles
- Spit, usually frothy and of a milky coloration. "Who are you?!" he blurted into the woman's palm, and she shook it off in obvious disgust, wiping spittle onto his D-class uniform.
- Something frothy and white that resembles spit.
- Spit-up or drool of an infant.
spittle²
- /ˈspɪ.t(ə)l/
Rhymes with -ɪtəl
noun spittles
- Alternative form of spital I'll build a spittle, or mend common ways […]
spittle³
- /ˈspɪ.t(ə)l/
Rhymes with -ɪtəl
Where it comes from
Representing a frequentative form of spit (“a spade's depth”), equivalent to spit + -le.
noun spittles
- A small sort of spade.
verb spittles · spittling · spittled
- To dig or stir with a small spade.
Spittle⁴
Where it comes from
Two main origins:
* From Middle English spitel (“lodging house”), an occupational surname for someone who was employed at a lodging house.
* Americanized spelling of German Spittel, a metonymic occupational surname for someone who worked in an infirmary, from Middle High German spital (“hospital”).
proper noun Spittles
- A surname.
Translations
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