sputet (sput)

i. [ Whatt! thay sputen & speken of so spitous fylthe. Alliterative Poems (ed. Morris), ii. 845. sputter (sput'er), v. [Also in var. splutter ; cf. LG. spruttern, sputtern , sprinkle, G. sprudeln , spout, squirt; freq. of the verb represented by spout. Cf. spurtle1 , spirtle1 .] I. in trans . 1. or saliva from the mouth in IMG:content-1882.png:[blocks in formation] What a deal of Pother and Sputter here is, between my Mistre and Mr. Myrtle, from mere Punctilio! Steele, Conscious Lovers, iv. 1. sputterer (sput'er-ér), n. One who or that which sputters. sputum (spū'tum), n.; pl. sputa (-tä). [NL., Each others equall pui aunce envies, And through their iron sides with cruell spies Does seeke to perce. Spenser, F. Q., I. ii. 17. IMG:content-1883.png:[blocks in formation] If these be true spies which I wear in my head, here's a goodly sight. Shak ., Tempest, v. 1. 259. = Syn. 2. Emi ary, Spy (see emi ary ), scout.