Category:Spawl

Spawl, n.

Defn: a splinter or fragment, as of wood or stone. See spall.

Spawl Spawl, n. Etym: [cf. As. spatl, fr. spætan to spit; probably akin to Spiwan, e. spew. Cf. Spew.]

Defn: scattered or ejected spittle.

Spawl Spawl, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Spawled; p. pr. & vb. n. Spawling.] Etym: [cf. As. spatlian.]

Defn: to scatter spittle from the mouth; to spit, as saliva. Why must he sputter, spawl, and slaver it in vain, against the People's favorite. Swift.