ˈspitful
[f. spit n.3]
A spadeful.
| 1842 Loudon Suburban Hort. 129 Without the cross-piece or perforated handle of the spade, the operator could not easily lift a spitful or turn it over. 1855 Delamer Kitchen Garden (1861) 165 When..I have taken out a spitful of mould, and put in its place a spitful of loam. |