expectorate

Definitions

1. 1.To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm or other matter, by coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit forth.
2. 2.To discharge matter from the lungs or throat bu hawking and spitting; to spit.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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