spittle
noun
No English definition recorded for this entry.
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Pronunciation: /ˈspɪ.t(ə)l/
name
Etymology: Two main origins: * From Middle English spitel (“lodging house”), an occupational surname for someone who was employed at a lodging house. * Americanized spelling of German Spittel, a metonymic occupational surname for someone who worked in an infirmary, from Middle High German spital (“hospital”).
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: Representing a frequentative form of spit (“a spade's depth”), equivalent to spit + -le.
- A small sort of spade.
verb
Etymology: Representing a frequentative form of spit (“a spade's depth”), equivalent to spit + -le.
- To dig or stir with a small spade.