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spit⋅al

  [spit-l]
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–noun Archaic.
1. a hospital, esp. one for lazars.
2. a shelter on a highway.
Origin:
1625–35; alter. of spittle, ME spitel < ML hospitāle; see hospital
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spit·al   (spĭt'l)   
n.   Archaic
A hospital, especially one for patients with contagious diseases.

[Middle English spitel, short for hospital; see hospital.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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