One who consoles or comforts.
See Spital. [Obs.] B. Jonson. To dig or stir with a small spade. [Prov. Eng.] A small sort of spade. [Prov. Eng.] The thick, moist matter which is secreted by the salivary glands; saliva; spit. Spittle insect. (Zoöl.) See Cuckoo spit (b), under Cuckoo.