Spawn (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Spawned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Spawning.] [OE. spanen, OF. espandre, properly,
to shed, spread, L. expandere to spread out. See
Expand.] 1. To produce or deposit (eggs),
as fishes or frogs do.
2. To bring forth; to generate; -- used in
contempt.
One edition [of books] spawneth
another.
Fuller.
Spawn, v. i. 1. To
deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do.
2. To issue, as offspring; -- used
contemptuously.
Spawn, n. [√170. See Spawn,
v. t.] 1. The ova, or eggs, of
fishes, oysters, and other aquatic animals.
2. Any product or offspring; -- used
contemptuously.
3. (Hort.) The buds or branches
produced from underground stems.
4. (Bot.) The white fibrous matter
forming the matrix from which fungi.
Spawn eater (Zoöl.), a small
American cyprinoid fish (Notropis Hudsonius) allied to the
dace.
Spawn (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Spawned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Spawning.] [OE. spanen, OF. espandre, properly,
to shed, spread, L. expandere to spread out. See
Expand.] 1. To produce or deposit (eggs),
as fishes or frogs do.
2. To bring forth; to generate; -- used in
contempt.
One edition [of books] spawneth
another.
Fuller.
Spawn, v. i. 1. To
deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do.
2. To issue, as offspring; -- used
contemptuously.
Spawn, n. [√170. See Spawn,
v. t.] 1. The ova, or eggs, of
fishes, oysters, and other aquatic animals.
2. Any product or offspring; -- used
contemptuously.
3. (Hort.) The buds or branches
produced from underground stems.
4. (Bot.) The white fibrous matter
forming the matrix from which fungi.
Spawn eater (Zoöl.), a small
American cyprinoid fish (Notropis Hudsonius) allied to the
dace.
