spitted

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Variant of spit

spit definition

spit (spit)

noun

  1. a thin, pointed rod or bar on which meat is impaled for broiling or roasting over a fire or before other direct heat
  2. a narrow point of land, or a narrow reef or shoal, extending into a body of water

Etymology: ME spite < OE spitu, akin to OHG spizzi, sharp: for IE base see spike

transitive verb spitted spit′·ted, spitting spit′·ting

to fix or impale on or as on a spit

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