sputa tion

[Latin sputatus, pa. par. of sputo to spit.] The act of spitting. "A moist consumption receives its nomenclature from a moist sputa tion , or expectoration: a dry one is known by its dry cough."-Harvey: On Consumptions. spū-ta-tive, a. [SPUTA TION.] Spitting much; inclined to spit. "To allay that sputative symptom."-Wotton: Remains, p. 370.