† beˈspurtle, v. Obs.
[f. be- 4 + spurtle.]
1. A frequentative variant of prec.
| 1618 Bolton Florus (1636) 245 Merula..bespurtled the eyes of Iove himselfe, with the blood. a 1655 T. Adams Pract. Wks. (1861) III. 21 (D.) They sputter their venom abroad, and bespurtle others. |
2. fig. To asperse with reproach or abuse; to spot or sully with vice.
| 1604 Marston Malcontent i. ii. (D.) Trot about, and bespurtle whom thou pleasest. 1629 J. Maxwell tr. Herodian 77 He bespurtled his life with foule Vices. |