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spat 1. a larval oyster or similar bivalve mollusc, esp when it settles to the sea bottom and starts to develop a shell 2. such oysters or other molluscs collectively How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| At this the robber ran back as fast as he could to his comrades, and told the captain how a horrid witch had got into the house, and had spat at him and scratched his face with her long bony fingers; how a man with a knife in his hand had hidden himself behind the door, and stabbed him in the leg; how a black monster stood in the yard and struck him with a club, and how the devil had sat upon the top of the house and cried out, 'Throw the rascal up here The countess, with a cheerful expression on her face, looked down at her nails and spat a little for luck as she returned to the drawing room. he hissed, and struck the master of fence a stinging blow across the face, and spat upon him. |
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