bespatter
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As Stars may without Pillories dispence, To slit some Ears for Forgeries of sense, Which Princes, Nobles, and the Fame of Men, Sought to bespatter by a worthless Pen.
From Anti-Achitophel (1682) Three Verse Replies to Absalom and Achitophel by John Dryden by Jones, Harold Whitmore
To wet by dashing or throwing water or other liquid upon; to bespatter.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
Befoam, be-fōm′, v.t. to bespatter or cover with foam.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
I said 'What a fine fellow you are to bespatter the whole world with this oil of vitriol!'
From Stories of Authors, British and American by Chubb, Edwin Watts
To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
