blot
1. blot \'bla:t\ n [ME] 1: SPOT, STAIN 2: DISGRACE, BLEMISH 2. blot vt or blot.ted; or blot.ting 1: to spot, stain, or spatter with some discoloring substance 2: to make obscure : ECLIPSE obs 3: MAR; esp : to stain with infamy 4a: to dry with blotting paper or other absorbing agent 4b: to remove by blotting the surface 1: to make a blot 2: to become marked with a blot 3. blot n [origin unknown] 1: a backgammon man exposed to capture archaic 2: a weak or exposed point