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spilth

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[spilth] / spɪlθ /

noun

  1. spillage.

  2. something that is spilled. spill.

  3. refuse; trash.

Etymology

Origin of spilth

First recorded in 1600–10; spill 1 + -th 1

Example Sentences

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Spilth, spilth, n. spilling, anything spilt or poured out lavishly, excess of supply.

From Project Gutenberg

Here all my life lies like a spilth of wine.

From Project Gutenberg

A god more strong than whom slain beasts can soothe, Or honey, or any spilth of blood-like wine, Nor shall one please him with a whitened brow Nor wheat nor wool nor aught of plaited leaf.

From Project Gutenberg

There is no 'spilth of adjectives,' as it has been termed.

From Project Gutenberg

But enough of the stale spilth of bar-rooms.

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