a. 1. Marked with little pits, as in smallpox. See Pit, v. t., 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Having minute thin spots; as, pitted ducts in the vascular parts of vegetable tissue. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To make a pattering sound; to murmur; as, pittering streams. [ Obs. ] R. Greene. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A contrivance for removing the pits from peaches, plums, and other stone fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. With, or with the sound of, alternating light beats; as, his heart went pitter-patter. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A sound like that of alternating light beats. Also, a pattering of words. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Pockmarked; pitted. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Spit. ] 1. Put upon a spit; pierced as if by a spit. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Shot out long; -- said of antlers. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. p. of Spit, v. i., to eject, to spit. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Spit to eject from the mouth. ] One who ejects saliva from the mouth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Spit an iron prong. ] 1. One who puts meat on a spit. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A young deer whose antlers begin to shoot or become sharp; a brocket, or pricket. [ 1913 Webster ]