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spawl |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spawl \Spawl\, n. A splinter or fragment, as of wood or stone. See {Spall}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spawl \Spawl\, n. [Cf. AS sp[=a]tl, fr sp[=ae]tan to spit; probably akin to sp[=i]wan, E. spew. Cf {Spew}.] Scattered or ejected spittle. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spawl \Spawl\, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. {Spawled}; p. pr & vb n. {Spawling}.] [Cf. AS sp[=a]tlian.] To scatter spittle from the mouth; to spit, as saliva. Why must he sputter, spawl, and slaver it In vain, against the people's favorite. --Swift.
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