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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXPECTORA'TION, n. The act of discharging phlegm or mucus from the lungs, by coughing, hawking and spitting.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the process of coughing up and spitting out
2: the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) [syn: spit, spitting, expectoration]

Merriam Webster's

noun see expectorate

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Expectoration Ex*pec`to*ra"tion, n. [Cf. F. expectoration.] 1. The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting. 2. That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.