Dictionary entry

Spit (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Spit, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Spitted; p. pr. & vb. n.Spitting.] [From Spit, n.; cf. Speet.] 1. To thrust a spit through; to fix upon a spit; hence, to thrust through or impale; as, to spit a loin of veal. “Infants spitted upon pikes.” Shak.

2. To spade; to dig.