Bespawl

Origin

From - + spawl.

Full definition of bespawl

Verb

1. (transitive) To daub, soil, or make foul with spawl or spittle.
• 1885, United States Congress, Congressional edition:... as workwomen could use the respirators only by turns, and besides they had an aversion to apply to their mouths an object which was bespawled by others, ...

Derived terms

• bespawling