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▪ I. † spawl, n. Obs. Also 7 spaul. [f. spawl v.] Spittle.1642 H. More Song of Soul iii. 77 Lastly into his mouth with filthy spaul He spot. 1646 J. Hall Poems, To young Authour, The well drench'd smoaky Jew, That stands in his own spaul above the shooe. 1693 Dryden Persius ii. 63 Th' obscene old Gr...
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bespawl
† beˈspawl, v. Obs. Also 7 bespaul, bespall. [f. be- 1 + spawl v.] trans. To bespatter with saliva; also fig.1602 B. Jonson Poetast. v. i, Bespawls The conscious time, with humours, foam, and brawls. 1641 Milton Animadv. iii. 63 This Remonstrant would invest himself conditionally with all the rheum ...
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Deckham
The village grew, and at the turn of the 20th century was enveloped by urban spawl when neighbouring Gateshead absorbed its outlying villages and settlements
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spawling
ˈspawling, vbl. n. Now arch. [f. spawl v.] 1. The action of the vb.; expectoration.1609 Dekker Gull's Horn-bk. Wks. (Grosart) II. 207 The manner of spawling, slauering, spetting and driueling in all places. 1684 tr. Bonet's Merc. Compit. xix. 799 A spontaneous Salivation or spawling preceeds Vomitin...
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Carriage Hills, Richmond, California
The Carriage Hills area is on the margin of urban development spawl with a large expanse of undeveloped land, parks and open space immediately surrounding
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spaul
▪ I. † spaul, v. Obs. rare. [In sense 1, ad. OF. espauler (mod.F. épauler); in sense 2, ad. OF. espaul(l)ier, both f. espaule, épaule shoulder.] 1. trans. In pass., of a horse: To be injured in the shoulder.c 1410 Master of Game (MS. Digby 182) xii, If he may not be hole for all þis, do to hym as me...
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spauld
▪ I. spauld Now Sc. and north. (spɔːld) Forms: α. 4, 6, 9 spald, 5 spalde, spaulde, 4– spauld. β. 4–5 spaude, 5 spawd(e, 9 spaud. γ. 5, 8–9 spaul, 9 spawl, spoale, spaw-. [a. OF. espalde, *espaulde, espaule, espalle (mod.F. épaule, = Prov. espatla, Sp., Pg. espalda, It. spalla) shoulder:—L. spatula ...
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Mississippian culture pottery
As the vessel is fired, any water left in the clay will tend to quickly turn to steam and explode the vessel wall in a spawl.
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spall
▪ I. spall, n.1 (spɔːl) Also 5 spalle, spolle, 8– spawl. [Of doubtful origin: perh. related to G. spellen to split, but cf. spale n.2] A chip or splinter, esp. of stone or ore.α c 1440 Promp. Parv. 467/1 Spalle, or chyppe (K. spolle), quisquilia, assula. 1585 Higins tr. Junius' Nomencl. 411/2 Segmen...
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spald
▪ I. spald var. spauld, shoulder; spawl, spittle.▪ II. spald, v. north. and Sc. Forms: α. 5, 9 spald, 9 spauld. β. 5 spawde, 9 spaud, spaad, spoad. [ad. MLG. spalden, = obs. WFris. spâlde, MDu. spouden (Du. spouwen; WFris. spoude, spouwe), OHG. spaltan (MHG. and G. spalten), to split. A different gr...
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pál
▪ I. pawl, n.1 (pɔːl) Also 7 pawle, 7–9 paul, 8–9 pall. [Derivation uncertain: perh. = F. pal stake, L. pālus stake, prop, stay; cf. Du. pal; also Welsh pawl pole, stake, bar. But the early history of the word in Eng. is unknown.] 1. Naut. Each of the short stout bars made to engage with the whelps,...
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sputter
▪ I. sputter, n. (ˈspʌtə(r)) [f. sputter v.] 1. a. Noisy or violent and confused speech or discourse; angry, excited, or fussy argument or protest; fuss, clamour; = splutter n. 1 b.1673 Wycherley Gentl. Dancing Master v. i, All the sputter I made was but to make this young man..believe..that it was ...
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slaver
▪ I. slaver, n.1 (ˈslævə(r)) Forms: 4 slavere, 5 slavyr, 6–7 slauer, 6– slaver. [Related to slaver v. Cf. Icel. slafur in the same sense.] 1. Saliva issuing or falling from the mouth.c 1325 Gloss. W. de Bibbesw. in Wright Voc. 143 Pur sauver ses dras de baavure, from slavere. c 1440 Promp. Parv. 458...
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