Webster's Dictionary 1913

8317

Spitalhouse

Spit″al‐house′ (?), n. A hospital.

8318

Spitball

Spit″ball′ (?), n. Paper chewed, and rolled into a ball, to be thrown as a missile.

8319

Spitbox

Spit″box′ (?), n. A vessel to receive spittle.

8320

Spitchcock

Spitch″cock′ (?), v. t. [1st spit + cock.] (Cookery) To split (as an eel) lengthwise, and broil it, or fry it in hot fat.

8321

Spitchcock (2)

Spitch″cock′, n.(Cookery) An eel split and broiled.

8322

Spitchcocked

Spitch″cocked′ (?), a.(Cookery) Broiled or fried after being split lengthwise; — said of eels.

8323

Spite

Spite (?), n. [Abbreviated fr. despite.] 1. Ill-will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart; petty malice; grudge; rancor; desp...

8324

Spite (2)

Spite, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Spited; p. pr. & vb. n.Spiting.] 1. To be angry at; to hate.The Danes, then... pagans, spited places of religion. Fuller.2. To treat maliciously; to tr...

8325

Spiteful

Spite″ful (?), a. Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to vex, annoy, or injure; malignant; malicious; as, a spiteful person or act. Shak. — Spite″ful‐ly, adv. Spite″...

8326

Spitfire

Spit″fire′ (?), n. A violent, irascible, or passionate person. Grose.

8327

Spitful

Spit″ful (?), n.; pl.Spitfuls (�). A spadeful.

8328

Spitous

Spit″ous (?), a. Having spite; spiteful.

8329

Spitously

Spit″ous‐ly, adv. Spitefully. Chaucer.

8330

Spitscocked

Spits″cocked′ (?), a. Spitchcocked.

8331

Spitted

Spit″ted (?), a. [From Spit.] 1. Put upon a spit; pierced as if by a spit.2. Shot out long; — said of antlers. Bacon.

8332

Spitted (2)

Spit″ted, p. p. of Spit, v. i., to eject, to spit.

8333

Spitter

Spit″ter (?), n. [See Spit to eject from the mouth.] One who ejects saliva from the mouth.

8334

Spitter (2)

Spit″ter, n. [See Spit an iron prong.] 1. One who puts meat on a spit.2. (Zoöl.) A young deer whose antlers begin to shoot or become sharp; a brocket, or pricket.

8335

Spittle

Spit″tle (?), n. See Spital. B. Jonson.

8336

Spittle (2)

Spit″tle, v. t. [See Spit to spade.] To dig or stir with a small spade.

8337

Spittle (3)

Spit″tle, n. A small sort of spade.

8338

Spittle (4)

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. (Zoö...

8339

Spittly

Spit″tly (?), a. Like spittle; slimy.

8340

Spittoon

Spit‐toon″ (?), n. A spitbox; a cuspidor.

8341

Spitz dog

Spitz″ dog″ (?). [G. spitz, spitzhund.] (Zoöl.) A breed of dogs having erect ears and long silky hair, usually white; — called also Pomeranian dog, and louploup.

8342

Spitzenburgh

Spitz″en‐burgh (?), n. A kind of red and yellow apple, of medium size and spicy flavor. It originated at Newtown, on Long Island.

8343

Splanchnapophysis

‖Splanch′napoph″y‐sis (?), n.; pl.Splanchnapophyses (#). [NL. See Splanchnic, and Apophysis.] (Anat.) Any element of the skeleton in relation with the alimentary canal, as the j...