The action of reach, v.2 (in various senses); (also) an instance of this.
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释义 | the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > discharge or flux > [noun] > sputum > coughing or spitting up (6) reachingeOE The action of reach, v.2 (in various senses); (also) an instance of this. retching1542 †(a) The action of attempting to clear the throat or lungs or of expelling matter from these; hawking, spitting, or an instance of this. Obsolete… hawking1582 expectoration1615 Originally: (chiefly Medicine) the action of coughing up and spitting out mucus or other material from the lungs and respiratory passages; the… expectorating1662 = expectoration, n. expectorating1832 That spits, esp. habitually; = spitting, adj.. |
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