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- noun Plural form of
spitter .
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Examples
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It was a small room, with a stove in the middle, set in a long shallow box of sand, for the benefit of the "spitters," a bar across one end -- a mere counter with a sliding glass-case behind it containing a few bottles having ambitious labels, and a wash-sink in one corner.
The Gilded Age, Part 4. Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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It was a small room, with a stove in the middle, set in a long shallow box of sand, for the benefit of the "spitters," a bar across one end -- a mere counter with a sliding glass-case behind it containing a few bottles having ambitious labels, and a wash-sink in one corner.
The Gilded Age A tale of today Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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First predicts that this tasting will be slightly more subdued and sophisticated than the one later Saturday evening, joking that Riot 1 is for "spitters" (people who go to wine expos to taste and judge the wine, spitting each sample out so they can try unlimited samples without passing out) and Riot 2 is for "swallowers" (people who go to have a good time).
Bostonist 2009
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When these spam twitterers, or 'spitters', inevitably use the accounts, it could be solely to unleash spam, or they could try and infect users by sending messages that link to malware. "
PC Advisor News 2009
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Most servicemen would have given the spitters a mouthful of bloody Chiclets instead of turning the other cheek like Christ.
Mark Engler: Spitting in the Faces of U.S. Troops Mark Engler 2010
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The Fire and Ice winter patio had its grand opening Friday, January 14 with flame spitters, ice sculptures, and more.
PHOTOS: Fire And Ice Bar Opens In Chicago The Huffington Post 2011
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Monday, May 4 2009 those exploiting T as a viral marketing tools, be it for direct profit (i.e. spitters drawing traffic to e-commerce sites) those using T as a branding & comm tool to increase brand awareness …
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The Fire and Ice winter patio had its grand opening Friday, January 14 with flame spitters, ice sculptures, and more.
PHOTOS: Fire And Ice Bar Opens In Chicago The Huffington Post 2011
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Most servicemen would have given the spitters a mouthful of bloody Chiclets instead of turning the other cheek like Christ.
Mark Engler: Spitting in the Faces of U.S. Troops Mark Engler 2010
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Most servicemen would have given the spitters a mouthful of bloody Chiclets instead of turning the other cheek like Christ.
Mark Engler: Spitting in the Faces of U.S. Troops Mark Engler 2010
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