splotch

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splotch / spläch/ inf. • n. a daub, blot, or smear of something, typically a liquid: a splotch of red in a larger area of yellow.• v. [tr.] (usu. be splotched) make such a daub, blot, or smear on: a rag splotched with grease.DERIVATIVES: splotch·y adj.

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