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spit·tle

 (spĭt′l)
n.
1. Spit; saliva.
2. The frothy liquid secreted by the nymphs of froghoppers.
[Middle English spitel, alteration (influenced by spit) of spatel, from Old English spātl.]
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spittle

(ˈspɪtəl)
n
1. (Zoology) the fluid secreted in the mouth; saliva or spit
2. (Zoology) Also called: cuckoo spit or frog spit the frothy substance secreted on plants by the larvae of certain froghoppers
[Old English spǣtl saliva; see spit1]
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spit•tle

(ˈspɪt l)

n.
1. saliva; spit.
2. the frothy secretion exuded by spittlebugs.
[1470–80; b. Middle English spit (n.) (see spit1) and spetil, Old English spǣtl, variant of spātl saliva]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.spittle - a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouthspittle - 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
saliva, spit
secretion - a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell
slobber, dribble, drivel, drool - saliva spilling from the mouth
tobacco juice - saliva colored brown by tobacco (snuff or chewing tobacco)
salivary gland - any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion
ptyalin - an amylase secreted in saliva
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spittle

[ˈspɪtl] N → saliva f, baba f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

spittle

[ˈspɪtəl] n
(= saliva) → salive f
[animal] → bave f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

spittle

n → Speichel m, → Spucke f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

spittle

[ˈspɪtl] n (ejected) → sputo; (dribbled) → saliva; (of animal) → bava
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

spit2

(spit) noun
a type of sharp-pointed metal bar on which meat is roasted.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

spit·tle

n. saliva; expectoración; salivazo, escupitazo.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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Sancho kept spitting from time to time, and his spittle seemed somewhat ropy and dry, observing which the compassionate squire of the Grove said, "It seems to me that with all this talk of ours our tongues are sticking to the roofs of our mouths; but I have a pretty good loosener hanging from the saddle-bow of my horse," and getting up he came back the next minute with a large bota of wine and a pasty half a yard across; and this is no exaggeration, for it was made of a house rabbit so big that Sancho, as he handled it, took it to be made of a goat, not to say a kid, and looking at it he said, "And do you carry this with you, senor?"
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Even in earlier days he was not a man; and now!-- Oh, how gladly I could throw those fifty thousand roubles in his face, and spit in it, and then rub the spittle in!"
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He gathered the spittle in his mouth and spat full in Strickland's face.
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It was distorted with passion, and in her tumultuous speech the spittle dribbled over her lips.
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They gathered up scraps of food which had touched his lips, an empty whiskey bottle, a cocoanut from which he had drunk, and even his spittle, and performed all kinds of deviltries over them.
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A battle in which spittle or ink replaces the injurious cannon-ball and the inconsiderate bayonet.
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He spat, with definite intention, heard the spittle crackle in the frost, and judged it must be below and far below sixty below.
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Since that time Paris has undergone yet another transformation, unfortunately for our eyes; but it has passed only one more wall, that of Louis XV., that miserable wall of mud and spittle, worthy of the king who built it, worthy of the poet who sung it,--
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