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From be- (prefix meaning ‘about; around’) + spawl (“to scatter spittle from the mouth, spit”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: To daub, make foul, or soil (someone or something) with spawl or spittle. Full definition →
From be- (prefix meaning ‘about; around’) + spawl (“to scatter spittle from the mouth, spit”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.