spouted
Americanadjective
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Enticements from the new Met guide: “Hypocrite and Slanderer,” above; “Kneeling Bull Holding a Spouted Vessel,” right; and “Aquamanile Depicting Aristotle and Phyllis.”
From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2012
"Spouted 'em all when she threw up the job, I s'pose," suggested Mrs. Sprowl.
From The Unclassed by Gissing, George
Round the lake the blazing mountains Spouted lava and hot ashes; Casting on the troubled waters Lurid gleams and purple shadows.
From The Legends of San Francisco by Caldwell, George W. (George Walter)
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