bespatter
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And thus I have with much ado rid my hands of a great part of De Cros’s Rubbish, as far as it endeavours to bespatter Sir W. T. in his Morals and Intellectuals.
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
They would hide behind a hedge and bespatter enemies and friends alike.
From Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories by Ashe, Elizabeth
Thou dost fall and break thy limbs, and bespatter thyself with mud, like a crocodile, and no one reaches out a hand to thee.
From Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Egypt by Baikie, Constance N.
"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 Bates, Loïs
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
