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spittle definition

spit·tle (spit'l)

noun

  1. saliva; spit
  2. the frothy secretion of larval spittlebugs

Etymology: earlier spettle < ME spetil < OE spætl, var. of spatl: for IE base see spew

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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