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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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BESPITTER, v. To bespit, splash, spatter.Fif. 1814 W. Tennant Trottin Nanny x.:
For frae it flew Bespitterin' man and woman near it The frothy dew!
[Conflation of Eng. †bespit and (be)spatter. Eng. has also †besputter, id.]
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