See Spital. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
To dig or stir with a small spade. [Prov. Eng.]
A small sort of spade. [Prov. Eng.]
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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