bespatter
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"Oh mother!" said Eva, "you know it gives me a headache to brush boots, and I shall make my hands so dirty, and perhaps bespatter the floor with blacking as well."
From Story Lessons of Character Building (Morals) and Manners by Loïs Bates
The roar of the surf is so great that we cannot hear each other speak, and the rain and foam bespatter our faces.
From Round the Wonderful World by A. S. (Archibald Stevenson) Forrest
Jawp, to throw water upon a person, to bespatter.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop
It is in the nature of the "little villain" to bespatter men of such devotion, patriotism, and eminent capacity as is Captain Dahlgren.
From Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 by Adam G. de Gurowski, Count
Can't some poetic swell-beau Re-christen old Crum Elbow And each prosaic bluff, Bold Breakneck gently flatter, And Dunderberg bespatter, With euphony and stuff!
From Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature by Various