Defn: An annular reënforce, to strengthen a place where a hole is made.
SPUTATION Spu*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. sputare to spit, v. intens. fr. spuere to spit: cf. F. sputation.]
Defn: The act of spitting; expectoration. Harvey.
SPUTATIVE
Spu"ta*tive, a.
Defn: Inclined to spit; spitting much. Sir H. Wotton.
SPUTE
Spute, v. t. Etym: [Abbrev. from dispute.]
Defn: To dispute; to discuss. [Obs.] Wyclif.
SPUTTER
Sput"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sputtered; p. pr. & vb. n. Sputtering.]
Etym: [From the root of spout or spit to eject from the mputh. Cf.
Splutter.]
1. To spit, or to emit saliva from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking.
2. To utter words hastily and indistinctly; to speak so rapidly as to emit saliva. They could neither of them speak their rage, and so fell a sputtering at one another, like two roasting apples. Congreve.