SPITTLE (4)

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Spit″tle, n. [[From Spit to eject from the mouth: cf. Spattle, and AS. spātl.]] The thick, moist matter which is secreted by the salivary glands; saliva; spit. Spittle insect. (Zoöl.) See Cuckoo spit (b), under Cuckoo.