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fasting spittle

fasting spittle noun: saliva produced first thing in the morning, before breakfast, once believed to be useful in treating diseases.

Noun

fasting spittle (uncountable)

  1. Saliva produced first thing in the morning, before breakfast, once believed to be useful in treating diseases.
    • Dr. Buck reports that the Swabians also believe in the efficacy of fasting spittle for sore eyes; and our never-failing Pliny records the Roman belief that ophthalmia may be cured by anointing the eyes every morning with fasting spittle.1891 July, Fanny D. Bergen, “Animal and Plant Lore”, in Popular Science, page 377

Questions about fasting spittle

What does fasting spittle mean?
Fasting spittle means saliva produced first thing in the morning, before breakfast, once believed to be useful in treating diseases.
What part of speech is fasting spittle?
Fasting spittle is a noun.

Words near fasting spittle in the dictionary

  1. fastigium
  2. fastilarian
  3. fasting
  4. fasting blood sugar
  5. fasting glucose
  6. fasting spittle
  7. fastinge
  8. fastinges
  9. fastings
  10. fastish
  11. Fastiv

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