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Expectorate
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm or other matter, by coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit forth.
(2):
(v. i.) To discharge matter from the lungs or throat by hawking and spitting; to spit.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Expectorate'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/e/expectorate.html. 1828.