"spitcher" meaning in All languages combined

See spitcher on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: spitchers [present, singular, third-person], spitchering [participle, present], spitchered [participle, past], spitchered [past]
Etymology: Maltese [Term?] Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mt|}} Maltese [Term?] Head templates: {{en-verb}} spitcher (third-person singular simple present spitchers, present participle spitchering, simple past and past participle spitchered)
  1. (dated, transitive, military, slang) To destroy or damage heavily. Tags: dated, slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-spitcher-en-verb-8BVVP5gk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Military Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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