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spitte (s.xiii)
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spitte (s.xiii)

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spite; 
pl. spitis,  spittis  
  FEW: ∅ Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  spit n.1  MED:  spit(e n.1  DMLBS:  spita 3164c
ls(loanword: M.E. (?))
le

s.

culin.implementspit for roasting meat, fish, etc., broach: 
( MS: s.xiii ) in veru: en spitte  TLL ii 120.67
( MS: s.xiii2 ) verubus: (D) gallice spitis  TLL ii 15
( 1415 ) Item, .iij. spites de ferr, pris .vj. d.  Forfeitures Agincourt 99

[gdw]

See also:

espiet  spoie 
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