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Webster 1913 Edition
Spew
Spew
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Spewed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Spewing
.] [OE.
spewen
, speowen
, AS. spīwan
;n to D. spuwen
to spit. OS & OHG. spīwan
, G. speien
, Icel. sp[GREEK]ja
to spew, Sw. spy
, Dan. spye
, Goth. spiewan
, th. spjauti
, L. spuere
to split, Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], Skr. shtiv
, shthīv
. Cf. Pyke
, Spit
.] [Written also
spue
.] 1.
To eject from the stomach; to vomit.
2.
To cast forth with abhorrence or disgust; to eject.
Because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will
spew
thee out of my mouth. Rev. ii. 16.
Spew
,Verb.
I.
1.
To vomit.
Chaucer.
2.
To eject seed, as wet land swollen with frost.
Spew
,Noun.
That which is vomited; vomit.
Webster 1828 Edition
Spew
SPEW
,Verb.
T.
1.
To vomit; to puke; to eject from the stomach.2.
To eject; to cast forth.3.
To cast out with abhorrence. Lev. 18.SPEW
,Verb.
I.