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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPITTER

n. 1. One that puts meat on a spit.
2. One who ejects saliva from his mouth.
3. A young deer whose horns begin to shoot or become sharp; a brocket or pricket.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPITTER

Spit "ter, n. Etym: [See Spit to eject from the mouth. ]

Defn: One who ejects saliva from the mouth.

SPITTER

Spit "ter, n. Etym: [See Spit an iron prong. ]

1. One who puts meat on a spit.

2. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A young deer whose antlers begin to shoot or become sharp; a brocket, or pricket.

New American Oxford Dictionary

spitter

spit ter |ˈspitər ˈspɪdər | ▶noun 1 a person who spits. 2 another term for spitball ( sense 2 of the noun ).

Oxford Dictionary

spitter

spit |ter |ˈspɪtə | ▶noun 1 a person who spits. 2 another term for spitball ( sense 2 of the noun ).