a. [ From Spit. ] 1. Put upon a spit; pierced as if by a spit. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Shot out long; -- said of antlers. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. p. of Spit, v. i., to eject, to spit. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Spit an iron prong. ] 1. One who puts meat on a spit. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A young deer whose antlers begin to shoot or become sharp; a brocket, or pricket. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Spit to eject from the mouth. ] One who ejects saliva from the mouth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A small sort of spade. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Spital. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ See Spit to spade. ] To dig or stir with a small spade. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Spit to eject from the mouth: cf. Spattle, and AS. spātl. ] The thick, moist matter which is secreted by the salivary glands; saliva; spit. [ 1913 Webster ]

Spittle insect. (Zool.) See Cuckoo spit (b), under Cuckoo. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like spittle; slimy. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A spitbox; a cuspidor. [ 1913 Webster ]