noun
Meaning 1
Scattered or ejected spittle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
spawl
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/spɔːl/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɔːl
noun
Meaning 2
Alternative form of spall.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To scatter spittle from the mouth; to spit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive, obsolete
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verb
Meaning 4
To say in a rough manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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noun
Meaning 5
a fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a truck bearing a mound of blue spalls
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: spall
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fragment
History
Etymology
Perhaps representing a frequentative form of spew.