spit|tle

spit|tle
spit|tle «SPIHT uhl», noun.
2. the secretion produced by a spittle insect.
[alteration of obsolete spattle (influenced by spit1), Old English spātl saliva < spittan spit]

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  • tle — abris·tle; abus·tle; apos·tle; apos·tle·hood; apos·tle·ship; bait·tle; bat·tle·dore; bat·tle·ment; bat·tle·ment·ed; bat·tle·some; be·lit·tle; be·lit·tle·ment; bot·tle·ful; bris·tle·less; brus·tle; but·tle; cac·o·mis·tle; cas·tle·ry; cas·tle·ward; …   English syllables

  • spit — de·spit·e·ous; de·spit·e·ous·ly; spit; spit·al; spit·ball·er; spit·ish; spit·kit; spit·stick; spit·ting; spit·toon; spit·zer; un·spit; spit·ter; spit·tle; spit·kid; spit·stick·er; …   English syllables

  • spittle — spit·tle …   English syllables

  • spittle — spit•tle [[t]ˈspɪt l[/t]] n. 1) saliva; spit 2) ent the frothy secretion exuded by spittlebugs • Etymology: 1470–80; b. ME spit (n.) (see spit I) and spetil, OE spǣtl, var. of spātl saliva …   From formal English to slang

  • spittle — spit|tle [ˈspıtl] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: spAtl] the liquid in your mouth = ↑spit …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • spittle — spit|tle [ spıtl ] noun uncount OLD FASHIONED SALIVA …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • spittlebug — spit•tle•bug [[t]ˈspɪt lˌbʌg[/t]] n. ent the nymph of the froghopper, which surrounds itself with a frothy mass • Etymology: 1880–85, amer …   From formal English to slang

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