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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Spital \Spit"al\, noun [Abbreviated from hospital.] [Written also {spittle}.] A hospital. [Obs.] --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Spittle \Spit"tle\, noun See {Spital}. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Spittle \Spit"tle\, verb (used with an object) [See {Spit} to spade.] To dig or stir with a small spade. [Prov. Eng.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Spittle \Spit"tle\, noun A small sort of spade. [Prov. Eng.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Spittle \Spit"tle\, noun [From {Spit} to eject from the mouth: cf. {Spattle}, and AS. sp[=a]tl.] The thick, moist matter which is secreted by the salivary glands; saliva; spit.
{Spittle insect}. (Zool.) See {Cuckoo spit} (b), under {Cuckoo}.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
noun
1: a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches [syn: {saliva}, {spit}, {spittle}]
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