Spawl (?), n. A splinter or
fragment, as of wood or stone. See Spall.
Spawl, n. [Cf. AS. spātl,
fr. sp&aemacr;tan to spit; probably akin to
spīwan, E. spew. Cf. Spew.] Scattered
or ejected spittle.
Spawl, v. i. & t. [imp. & p.
p. Spawled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Spawling.] [Cf. AS. spātlian.] To scatter
spittle from the mouth; to spit, as saliva.
Why must he sputter, spawl, and slaver it
In vain, against the people's favorite.
Swift.
Spawl (?), n. A splinter or
fragment, as of wood or stone. See Spall.
Spawl, n. [Cf. AS. spātl,
fr. sp&aemacr;tan to spit; probably akin to
spīwan, E. spew. Cf. Spew.] Scattered
or ejected spittle.
Spawl, v. i. & t. [imp. & p.
p. Spawled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Spawling.] [Cf. AS. spātlian.] To scatter
spittle from the mouth; to spit, as saliva.
Why must he sputter, spawl, and slaver it
In vain, against the people's favorite.
Swift.
