bespew

verb

Etymology

From be- (“on, upon, all over”) + spew.

  1. derived from *(s)ptyēw-
  2. inherited from *spīwaną
  3. inherited from *spīwan
  4. inherited from spīwan
  5. inherited from spewen
  6. prefixed as bespew — “be + spew

Definitions

  1. To stain with spew

    To stain with spew; vomit on; foul with sick.

    • [...] he does nothing but lye snoring all Night long by my Side, and sometimes bespues the Bed too, to say nothing more.
    • Time was when we used to bespew the whole floor of the hut three or four times a day, but now we can do it but rarely even once a day.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA