Spawl n. A splinter or fragment, as of wood or stone. See Spall.
Spawl, n. Scattered or ejected spittle.
Spawl, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Spawled p. pr. & vb. n. Spawling.] 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.
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spawl
n : 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]