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Definitions

Noun

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

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A hamlet near Fangfoss, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7652).
2. 2
   A coastal village in Berwick-upon-Tweed parish, near Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0051).
3. 3
   A hamlet in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX3657).
4. 4
   A small village in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4677).
5. 5
   A place near Cardenden, Fife council area, Scotland, possibly a farm (OS grid ref NT2194).

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6. 6
   A hamlet in Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND1654).
7. 7
   A small suburb of Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6060).
8. 8
   A suburban area of Killearn, Stirling council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5186).
9. 9
   A village in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9723).
10. 10
    A surname.

Etymology

See spital.

Related phrases

Spittal of Glenshee

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