SPAWLING

Etymology

Noun

spawling (plural spawlings)

That which is spawled, or spat out.

Anagrams

• lapwings, swapling, waspling

Source: Wiktionary


Spawl"ing, n.

Definition: That which is spawled, or spit out.

SPAWL

Spawl, n.

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

Spawl, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. spatl, fr. spætan to spit; probably akin to spiwan, E. spew. Cf. Spew.]

Definition: Scattered or ejected spittle.

Spawl, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Spawled; p. pr. & vb. n. Spawling.] Etym: [Cf. AS. spatlian.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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