"Spittle" meaning in English

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        "5": "lodging house"
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      "expansion": "Middle English spitel (“lodging house”)",
      "name": "der"
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        "3": "spital",
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        "5": "hospital"
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      "expansion": "Middle High German spital (“hospital”)",
      "name": "der"
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  "etymology_text": "Two main origins:\n* From Middle English spitel (“lodging house”), an occupational surname for someone who was employed at a lodging house.\n* Americanized spelling of German Spittel, a metonymic occupational surname for someone who worked in an infirmary, from Middle High German spital (“hospital”).",
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  "pos": "name",
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        "A surname."
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  "word": "Spittle"
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "spital",
        "4": "",
        "5": "hospital"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German spital (“hospital”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Two main origins:\n* From Middle English spitel (“lodging house”), an occupational surname for someone who was employed at a lodging house.\n* Americanized spelling of German Spittel, a metonymic occupational surname for someone who worked in an infirmary, from Middle High German spital (“hospital”).",
  "forms": [
    {
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  "pos": "name",
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        "A surname."
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