• A long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron, for holding meat while roasting. • A small point of land running into the sea, or a long, narrow shoal extending from the shore into the sea; as, a spit of sand. • The depth to which a spade goes in digging; a spade; a spadeful. • To thrust a spit through; to fix upon a spit; hence, to thrust through or impale; as, to spit a loin of veal. • To spade; to dig. • To attend to a spit; to use a spit. • of Spit • To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other matter, from the mouth. • To eject; to throw out; to belch. • The secretion formed by the glands of the mouth; spitle; saliva; sputum. • To throw out saliva from the mouth. • To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles.