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Definition of spittle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

spittle

noun
 
/ˈspɪtl/
 
/ˈspɪtl/
[uncountable] (old-fashioned)
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  1. the liquid that forms in the mouth synonym saliva, spit
    Word Originlate 15th cent.: alteration of dialect spattle, by association with spit ‘saliva’.
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