Spital \Spit"al\, n. [Abbreviated from hospital.]

[Written also spittle.]

A hospital. [Obs.]

--Shak.

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Spittle \Spit"tle\, v. t. [See Spit to spade.]

To dig or stir with a small spade. [Prov. Eng.]

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Spittle \Spit"tle\, n. A small sort of spade. [Prov. Eng.]

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Spittle \Spit"tle\, n. [From Spit to eject from the mouth: cf. Spattle, and AS. sp[=a]tl.]

The thick, moist matter which is secreted by the salivary glands; saliva; spit.

Spittle insect. (Zo["o]l.) See Cuckoo spit (b), under Cuckoo.

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Spittle \Spit"tle\, n. See Spital. [Obs.]

--B. Jonson.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)