An iron prong or bar pointed, on which meat is roasted.

Such depth of earth as is pierced by the spade at once.

A small point of land running into the sea, or a long narrow shoal extending from the shore into the sea; as a spit of sand.

To thrust a spit through; to put upon a spit; as, to spit a loin of veal.

To thrust through; to pierce.

pret. and pp. spit. Spat is obsolete.

To eject from the mouth; to thrust out, as saliva or other matter from the mouth.

To eject or throw out with violence.

To throw out saliva from the mouth. It is a dirty trick to spit on the floor or carpet.

What is ejected from the mouth; saliva.