verb (-rated; -rating) see: pectoral Date: 1601 transitive verb to eject from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting, spit , intransitive verb to discharge matter from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting, spit , expectoration noun
EXPECTORATE
Meaning of EXPECTORATE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012