bespatter
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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
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 De Gurowski, Adam G., count
Bemud, be-mud′, v.t. to bespatter with mud: to confuse.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
I know they are pleased to bespatter me at all their little dirty levees.
From Goldsmith English Men of Letters Series by Black, William
To wet by dashing or throwing water or other liquid upon; to bespatter.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah