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spay

v.
US //ˈspeɪ// UK //spˈeɪ// spay Archaic
Synonyms
Etymology 1

From Middle English spayen, spaien, from the Anglo-Norman espeier, equivalent to the Old French espeer (“to cut with a sword”), from espee (“sword”), whence the Modern French épée.

Etymology 2

See spayard.

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