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The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting.

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  1. n. The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting.
  2. n. That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.
  3. n. the process of coughing up and spitting out
  4. n. the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
  5. 1. The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting. 2. That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.
  6. n. the process of coughing up and spitting out