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spit·tle I. \ˈspid.əl, -itəl\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English spitel, from Old English spitel; akin to Old English spittan to dig, spade, Middle Dutch spitten to dig, spade, and probably to Old English spitu spit — more at spit dialect Britain : a spadelike implement : peel II. noun (-s) Etymology: alteration (influenced by spit) (IV) of Middle English spetil, from Old English spǣtl, spātl; akin to Old English spittan to spit — more at spit 1. : the fluid secreted by the salivary glands : saliva, spit 2. : the frothy secretion of a spittle insect III. variant of spital |