spit

Definitions

1. 1.A small point of land running into the sea, or a long, narrow shoal extending from the shore into the sea; as, a spit of sand. Cook.
2. 2.The depth to which a spade goes in digging; a spade; a spadeful. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
3. 3.To thrust a spit through; to fix upon a spit; hence, to thrust through or impale; as, to spit a loin of veal. "Infants spitted upon pikes." Shak.
4. 4.To spade; to dig. [Prov. Eng.]
5. 5.To attend to a spit; to use a spit. [Obs.] She's spitting in the kitchen. Old Play.
6. 6.To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other matter, from the mouth. "Thus spit I out my venom." Chaucer.
7. 7.To eject; to throw out; to belch. Note: Spitted was sometimes used as the preterit and the past participle. "He . . . shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on." Luke xviii.
8. 8.The secretion formed by the glands of the mouth; spitle; saliva; sputum.
9. 9.To throw out saliva from the mouth.
10. 10.To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles. It had been spitting with rain. Dickens. To spit on or upon, to insult grossly; to treat with contempt. "Spitting upon all antiquity." South.

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

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• What is a small point of land running into the sea, or a long, narrow shoal extending from the shore into the sea; as, a spit of sand. Cook called?
• What is the depth to which a spade goes in digging; a spade; a spadeful. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell called?
• What is to thrust a spit through; to fix upon a spit; hence, to thrust through or impale; as, to spit a loin of veal. "Infants spitted upon pikes." Shak called?
• What is to attend to a spit; to use a spit. [Obs.] She's spitting in the kitchen. Old Play called?
• What is to eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other matter, from the mouth. "Thus spit I out my venom." Chaucer called?
• What is to eject; to throw out; to belch. Note: Spitted was sometimes used as the preterit and the past participle. "He . . . shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on." Luke xviii called?
• What is the secretion formed by the glands of the mouth; spitle; saliva; sputum called?
• What is to rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles. It had been spitting with rain. Dickens. To spit on or upon, to insult grossly; to treat with contempt. "Spitting upon all antiquity." South called?