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To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm or other matter, by coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit forth.
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- v. t. To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm or other matter, by coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit forth.
- v. i. To discharge matter from the lungs or throat by hawking and spitting; to spit.
- v. clear out the chest and lungs
- v. discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
- To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm or other matter, by coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit forth. To discharge matter from the lungs or throat bu hawking and spitting; to spit.
- To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm orother matter, by coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit forth.
- v:100 v. clear out the chest and lungs v. discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth