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Spit \Spit\, n. [OE. spite, AS. spitu; akin to D. spit, G.
spiess, OHG. spiz, Dan. spid. Sw. spett, and to G. spitz
pointed. [root]170.]
1. A long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron, for holding
meat while roasting.
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2. 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.
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3. The depth to which a spade goes in digging; a spade; a
spadeful. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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Spit \Spit\, n.
The secretion formed by the glands of the mouth; spitle;
saliva; sputum.
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Spit \Spit\, v. i.
1. To throw out saliva from the mouth.
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2. To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles.
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It had been spitting with rain. --Dickens.
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{To spit on} or {To spit upon}, to insult grossly; to treat
with contempt. "Spitting upon all antiquity." --South.
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Spit \Spit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spitted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Spitting}.] [From {Spit}, n.; cf. {Speet}.]
1. 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.
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2. To spade; to dig. [Prov. Eng.]
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Spit \Spit\, v. i.
To attend to a spit; to use a spit. [Obs.]
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She's spitting in the kitchen. --Old Play.
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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.
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2. To eject; to throw out; to belch.
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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.
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