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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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