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spittard
† spittard Obs. [app. f. spit n.1; see -ard, and cf. G. spiessert.] = spitter1. There is prob. some connexion with spyccard, but the exact nature of this is not clear.1538 Elyot, Subulo, an harte hauynge hornes without tynes, callyd as I suppose a spyttarde. 1607 Topsell Four-f. Beasts 122 Of the Ha...
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spyccard
† spyccard Obs.—1 (Origin and meaning obscure. Cf. spittard.)1486 Bk. St. Albans f iv b, Ther be beestys of the chace of the swete fewte. And tho be the Bucke, the Doo, the Beere, the Reyndere, the Elke, the Spyccard, the Otre, and the Martron.
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spitter
▪ I. † ˈspitter1 Obs. [See spittard above. The form corresponds to G. spiesser (also spiesshirsch, spitzhirsch, = older Flem. spieshert, Du. spithert).] A young deer with simple unbranched horns; a brocket or pricket; = spittard.1565 Cooper Thesaurus, Subulo, an harte hauynge hornes without tines, c...
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