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spit⋅tle

  [spit-l]
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–noun
1. saliva; spit.
2. Entomology. the frothy secretion exuded by spittlebugs.
Origin:
1470–80; b. ME spit (n.) (see spit 1 ) and spetil, OE spǣtl, var. of spātl saliva
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spit·tle   (spĭt'l)   
n.  

  1. Spit; saliva.

  2. The frothy liquid secreted by spittlebugs.


[Middle English spitel, alteration (influenced by spit1) of spatel, from Old English spātl.]
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Word Origin & History

spittle 
1481, "saliva, spit," probably an alteration (by influence of spit (v.)) of O.E. spætl, spatl, from P.Gmc. *spætlan, related to O.E. spætan "to spit."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: spit·tle
Pronunciation: 'spit-&l
Function: noun
: SALIVA
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

spittle spit·tle (spĭt'l)
n.
Spit; saliva.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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