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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SPLOIT, v., n.¹ Freq. form sploiter. Cf. Spleiter. [spləit]

I. v. intr. To spout, squirt; to splash (Abd. 1904 E.D.D., Sh. 1971, sploiter).Kcb. 1789 D. Davidson Seasons 4:
Right o'er the steep he leans, When his well-plenished king-hood voiding needs; And, sploiting, strikes the stane his grany hit.Kcb. 1895 Crockett Moss-Hags v.:
A man canna spit in the Glenkens without sploiting on a Gordon.

II. n. A squirt, expectoration; a little liquid filth; a splash (Sh. 1971, sploiter).Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 175:
Nothing more than a sploit o' tobacco brew.