Etymology

bespawl

be·spawl
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Today it means: To daub, make foul, or soil (someone or something) with spawl or spittle. Full definition →

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The story

From be- (prefix meaning ‘about; around’) + spawl (“to scatter spittle from the mouth, spit”).

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