"spitshine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spitshines [plural]
Etymology: From spit + shine. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|spit|shine}} spit + shine Head templates: {{en-noun}} spitshine (plural spitshines)
  1. A shoeshine where a liquid, traditionally saliva, is used.
    Sense id: en-spitshine-en-noun-bPnOheKK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: spit shine

Verb

Forms: spitshines [present, singular, third-person], spitshining [participle, present], spitshined [participle, past], spitshined [past]
Etymology: From spit + shine. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|spit|shine}} spit + shine Head templates: {{en-verb}} spitshine (third-person singular simple present spitshines, present participle spitshining, simple past and past participle spitshined)
  1. (transitive) To clean with a spitshine. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-spitshine-en-verb-uTatVzkQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: spit shine

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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