spittal

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: spital

Antonyms: spital

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. lands the [[revenue]]s of which supported a [[hospital]] or the site of a hospital
2. a house or place of [[refuge]] for the sick, especially one for patients with [[contagious]] [[disease]]s
3. a [[shelter]] built along roads in 16th and 17th century Scotland as a shelter from wolf attacks

Proper noun

1. {{place|en|hamlet|near|vill/Fangfoss|co/East Riding of Yorkshire|cc/England}} {{q|[[OS]] grid ref SE7652}}.
2. {{place|en|coastal village|par/Berwick-upon-Tweed|near|town/Tweedmouth|co/Northumberland|cc/England}} {{q|OS grid ref NU0051}}.
3. {{place|en|hamlet|carea/Dumfries and Galloway|cc/Scotland}} {{q|OS grid ref NX3657}}.
4. {{place|en|small village|carea/East Lothian|co/Scotland}} {{q|OS grid ref NT4677}}.
5. {{place|en|place|near|town/Cardenden|carea/Fife|cc/Scotland}}, possibly a farm {{q|OS grid ref NT2194}}.
6. {{place|en|hamlet|co/Caithness|carea/Highland|cc/Scotland}} {{q|OS grid ref ND1654}}.
7. {{place|en|small suburb|town/Rutherglen|carea/South Lanarkshire|cc/Scotland}} {{q|OS grid ref NS6060}}.
8. {{place|en|suburban area|vill/Killearn|carea/Stirling|cc/Scotland}} {{q|OS grid ref NS5186}}.
9. {{place|en|village/and/wcomm|in|co/Pembrokeshire|cc/Wales}} {{q|OS grid ref SM9723}}. <ref>[https://maps.walkingclub.org.uk/admin/pembrokeshire/spittal-parish.html Community map (Pembrokeshire)]</ref>
10. {{surname|en}}.

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