I. ˈspid.ə(r), -itə- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English spittere, from spitten to spit + -ere -er
1. : one that ejects saliva from the mouth
2. : a short length of fuse nicked to the powder core at about two-inch intervals so that when the fuse is ignited the nicks successively spit fire and are used to light the fuses of a round of loaded holes
3. : spitting snake
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: spit (I) + -er
: a young deer whose antlers are beginning to shoot or become sharp : brocket , pricket
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: English dialect spit to spade (from Middle English spitten to dig, spade, from Old English spittan ) + English -er
dialect Britain : spade
IV. noun
( -s )
Etymology: spit (IV) + -er
: spitball