Spit"tle (?), n.
See Spital.
[Obs.]
B. Jonson.
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Spit"tle, v. t. [See Spit to spade.]
To dig or stir with a small spade.
[Prov. Eng.]
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Spit"tle, n.
A small sort of spade.
[Prov. Eng.]
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Spit"tle, n. [From Spit to eject from the mouth: cf. Spattle, and AS. spatl.]
The thick, moist matter which is secreted by the salivary glands; saliva; spit.
Spittle insect. Zool. See Cuckoo spit (b), under Cuckoo.
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