Spittlehouse
Preserved but no longer current.
Also seen as: Hospital
Meaning · English
Their pray is comonly upon poore women as they go and come to the markets, — YI Fraternity of Vacabondes (1575).
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Spittlehouse” mean?
Their pray is comonly upon poore women as they go and come to the markets, — YI Fraternity of Vacabondes (1575).
Is “Spittlehouse” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.