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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPAWL, v.i. To throw saliva from the mouth in a scattering form; to disperse spittle in a careless dirty manner. Why must he sputter, spawl and slaver it?
SPAWL, n. Saliva or spittle thrown out carelessly.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge; "a truck bearing a mound of blue spalls" [syn: spall, spawl]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Spawl Spawl, n. A splinter or fragment, as of wood or stone. See Spall.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Spawl Spawl, n. [Cf. AS. sp[=a]tl, fr. sp[=ae]tan to spit; probably akin to sp[=i]wan, E. spew. Cf. Spew.] Scattered or ejected spittle.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Spawl Spawl, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Spawled; p. pr. & vb. n. Spawling.] [Cf. AS. sp[=a]tlian.] To scatter spittle from the mouth; to spit, as saliva. Why must he sputter, spawl, and slaver it In vain, against the people's favorite. --Swift.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. n. Spit, sputter. II. n. spit, spittle, saliva.