SPITTLE


Meaning of SPITTLE in English

/spit"l/ , n.

1. saliva; spit.

2. Entomol. the frothy secretion exuded by spittlebugs.

[ 1470-80; b. ME spit (n.) (see SPIT 1 ) and spetil, OE spaetl, var. of SPATL saliva ]

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