Squirt \Squirt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Squirted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Squirting.]
[Cf. LG. swirtjen to squirt, OSw. sqv["a]tta,
E. squander.]
To drive or eject in a stream out of a narrow pipe or
orifice; as, to squirt water.
The hard-featured miscreant coolly rolled his tobacco
in his cheek, and squirted the juice into the fire
grate. --Sir W.
Scott.
Squirting cucumber. (Bot.) See Ecballium.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |