Webster's Dictionary 1913

7777

Spawl (2)

Spawl, n. [Cf. AS. spātl, fr. spǣtan to spit; probably akin to spīwan, E. spew. Cf. Spew.] Scattered or ejected spittle.

7778

Spawl (3)

Spawl, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p.Spawled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Spawling.] [Cf. AS. spātlian.] To scatter spittle from the mouth; to spit, as saliva.Why must he sputter, spawl, and s...

7779

Spawling

Spawl″ing, n. That which is spawled, or spit out.

7780

Spawn

Spawn (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Spawned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Spawning.] [OE. spanen, OF. espandre, properly, to shed, spread, L. expandere to spread out. See Expand.] 1. To produce...

7781

Spawn (2)

Spawn, v. i. 1. To deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do.2. To issue, as offspring; — used contemptuously.

7782

Spawn (3)

Spawn, n. [√170. See Spawn, v. t.] 1. The ova, or eggs, of fishes, oysters, and other aquatic animals.2. Any product or offspring; — used contemptuously.3. (Hort.) The buds or b...

7783

Spawner

Spawn″er (?), n. 1. (Zoöl.) A mature female fish.The barbel, for the preservation or their seed, both the spawner and the milter, cover their spawn with sand. Walton.2. Whatever...

7784

Spay

Spay (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Spayed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Spaying.] [Cf. Armor. spac'hein, spaza to geld, W. dyspaddu to geld, L. spado a eunuch, Gr. �.] To remove or extirpate th...

7785

Spay (2)

Spay, n. [Cf. Spade a spay, Spay, v. t.] (Zoöl.) The male of the red deer in his third year; a spade.

7786

Spayad

{ Spay″ad (?), Spay″ade (?) }, n.(Zoöl.) A spay.

7787

Speak

Speak (?), v. i. [imp.Spoke (?) (Spake (�) Archaic); p. p.Spoken (?) (Spoke, Obs. or Colloq.); p. pr. & vb. n.Speaking.] [OE. speken, AS. specan, sprecan; akin to OF.ries. sprek...

7788

Speak (2)

Speak (?), v. t. 1. To utter with the mouth; to pronounce; to utter articulately, as human beings.They sat down with him upn ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a...

7789

Speakable

Speak″a‐ble (?), a. 1. Capable of being spoken; fit to be spoken. Ascham.2. Able to speak. Milton.

7790

Speaker

Speak″er (?), n. 1. One who speaks. Specifically: (a) One who utters or pronounces a discourse; usually, one who utters a speech in public; as, the man is a good speaker, or a b...

7791

Speakership

Speak″er‐ship, n. The office of speaker; as, the speakership of the House of Representatives.

7792

Speaking

Speak″ing, a. 1. Uttering speech; used for conveying speech; as, man is a speaking animal; a speaking tube.2. Seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike; as, a speaking li...

7793

Speaking (2)

Speak″ing, n. 1. The act of uttering words.2. Public declamation; oratory.

7794

Spear

Spear (?), n. [OE. spere, AS. spere; akin to D. & G. speer, OS. & OHS. sper, Icel. spjör, pl., Dan. spær, L. sparus.] 1. A long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thru...

7795

Spear (2)

Spear, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Speared (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Spearing.] To pierce with a spear; to kill with a spear; as, to spear a fish.

7796

Spear (3)

Spear, v. i. To shoot into a long stem, as some plants. See Spire. Mortimer.

7797

Spearer

Spear″er (?), n. One who uses a spear; as, a spearer of fish.

7798

Spearfish

Spear″fish′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) A large and powerful fish (Tetrapturus albidus) related to the swordfish, but having scales and ventral fins. It is found on the American coast an...

7799

Spearhead

Spear″head′ (?), n. The pointed head, or end, of a spear.

7800

Spearman

Spear″man (?), n.; pl.Spearmen (�). One who is armed with a spear. Acts xxiii. 23.

7801

Spearmint

Spear″mint′ (?), n. [So named from its spiry, not capitate, inflorescence. Dr. Prior.] (Bot.) A species of mint (Mentha viridis) growing in moist soil. It vields an aromatic oil...

7802

Spearwood

Spear″wood′ (?), n.(Bot.) An Australian tree (Acacia Doratoxylon), and its tough wood, used by the natives for spears.

7803

Spearwort

Spear″wort′ (?), n. [AS. sperewyrt.] (Bot.) A name given to several species of crowfoot (Ranunculus) which have spear-shaped leaves.