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spit

1. spit \'spit\ n [ME, fr. OE spitu; akin to L spina thorn, spine] 1: a 
   slender pointed rod for holding meat over a fire  2: a small point of land 
   commonly running into a body of water 
2. spit vt or spit.ted;  or spit.ting : to fix on or as if on a spit : 
   IMPALE 
3. spit \'spat\ vb or spit or spat;  or spit.ting [ME spitten, fr. OE 
   spittan, of imit. origin] 1a: to eject (as saliva) from the mouth : 
   EXPECTORATE  1b1: to express by or as if by spitting  1b2: to utter with a 
   spitting sound or scornful expression  1c: to emit as if by spitting; 
   specif : to emit (precipitation) in  driving particles or in flurries {~ 
   rain} 2: to set to burning {~ a fuse}  1a1: to eject saliva as in aversion 
   or contempt  1a2: to exhibit contempt  1b: to eject saliva from the mouth : 
   EXPECTORATE  2: to rain or snow slightly or in flurries  3: to make a noise 
   suggesting expectoration : SPUTTER  - spit.ter n
4. spit n 1a1: SPITTLE, SALIVA  1a2: the act or an instance of spitting  
   1b1: a frothy secretion exuded by spittlebugs  1b2: SPITTLEBUG  2: perfect 
   likeness : COUNTERPART, IMAGE  3: a sprinkle of rain or flurry of snow