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Spawn (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spawned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Spawning.] [OE. spanen, OF. espandre, properly, to shed, spread, L. expandere to spread out. See Expand.] 1. To produce or deposit (eggs), as fishes or frogs do.
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2. To bring forth; to generate; -- used in contempt.
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One edition [of books] spawneth another. Fuller.
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Spawn, v. i. 1. To deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do.
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2. To issue, as offspring; -- used contemptuously.
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Spawn, n. [√170. See Spawn, v. t.] 1. The ova, or eggs, of fishes, oysters, and other aquatic animals.
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2. Any product or offspring; -- used contemptuously.
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3. (Hort.) The buds or branches produced from underground stems.
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4. (Bot.) The white fibrous matter forming the matrix from which fungi.
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Spawn eater (Zo&ö;l.), a small American cyprinoid fish (Notropis Hudsonius) allied to the dace.
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