Spit \Spit\, n. [OE. spite, AS. spitu; akin to D. spit, G. spiess, OHG. spiz, Dan. spid. Sw. spett, and to G. spitz pointed. [root]170.]

1. A long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron, for holding meat while roasting.

2. A small point of land running into the sea, or a long, narrow shoal extending from the shore into the sea; as, a spit of sand. --Cook.

3. The depth to which a spade goes in digging; a spade; a spadeful. [Prov. Eng.]

--Halliwell.

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Spit \Spit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Spitting.]

[From Spit, n.; cf. Speet.]

1. To thrust a spit through; to fix upon a spit; hence, to thrust through or impale; as, to spit a loin of veal. ``Infants spitted upon pikes.'' --Shak.

2. To spade; to dig. [Prov. Eng.]

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Spit \Spit\, v. i. To attend to a spit; to use a spit. [Obs.]

She's spitting in the kitchen. --Old Play.

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Spit \Spit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spit (Spat, archaic); p. pr. & vb. n. Spitting.]

[AS. spittan; akin to G. sp["u]tzen, Dan. spytte, Sw. spotta,Icel. sp?ta, and prob. E. spew. The past tense spat is due to AS. sp?tte, from sp?tan to spit. Cf. Spat, n., Spew, Spawl, Spot, n.]

1. To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other matter, from the mouth. ``Thus spit I out my venom.''

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Spit \Spit\, n. The secretion formed by the glands of the mouth; spitle; saliva; sputum.

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Spit \Spit\, v. i.

1. To throw out saliva from the mouth.

2. To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles.

It had been spitting with rain. --Dickens.

To spit on or upon, to insult grossly; to treat with contempt. ``Spitting upon all antiquity.'' --South.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)