Spit″tle, n. [From Spit to eject from the mouth: cf. Spattle, and AS. spātl.] The thick, moist matter which is secreted by the salivary glands; saliva; spit.
Spittle insect. (Zoöl.) See Cuckoo spit (b), under Cuckoo.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.