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Webster 1913 Edition

Spawl

Spawl

,
Noun.
A splinter or fragment, as of wood or stone. See
Spall
.

Spawl

,
Noun.
[Cf. AS.
spātl
, fr.
spǣtan
to spit; probably akin to
spīwan
, E.
spew
. Cf.
Spew
.]
Scattered or ejected spittle.

Spawl

,
Verb.
I.
&
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Spawled
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Spawling
.]
[Cf. AS.
spātlian
.]
To scatter spittle from the mouth; to spit, as saliva.
Why must he sputter,
spawl
, and slaver it
In vain, against the people’s favorite.
Swift.

Webster 1828 Edition

Spawl

SPAWL

,
Verb.
I.
To throw saliva from the mouth in a scattering form; to disperse spittle in a careless dirty manner. Why must he sputter, spawl and slaver it?

SPAWL

,
Noun.
Saliva or spittle thrown out carelessly.

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