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Swattle vs Spattle - What's the difference?

swattle | spattle |

As a verb swattle

is (british) (northern dialect ) to splutter; to guzzle.

As a noun spattle is

a spatula.

swattle

English

Verb

(swattl)
  • (British) (northern dialect ) To splutter; to guzzle
  • (British) To fritter away

    • Synonyms

    * (fritter away) swatter

    See also

    * swaddle

    References

    * OED 2nd edition 1989

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    spattle

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A spatula.
  • A tool or implement for mottling pottery with colour.
    • (Knight)
  • spawl; spittle
    • (Bale)
    (Webster 1913)