Spit

spit, n. an iron prong on which meat is roasted: a long piece of land or a narrow shoal running into the sea: a wire or spindle holding a spool in a shuttle.— v.t. to pierce with a spit: to string on a stick and hang up to dry:— pr.p. spit′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. spit′ted. — p.adj. Spit′ted , put upon a spit, impaled: shot out to a point.— n. Spit′ter , one who puts meat on a spit: a young deer whose antlers have shot out but not branched. [A.S. spitu ; Dut. spit , Ger. spitze .]