a. Sc. Obs. [Metathetic form of SPRUTTLED a.] Speckled, spotted, variegated.
1513. Douglas, Æneid, II. iv. 32 (Small). Thai … twyse faldis thair spurtlit skynnis, but dowt, About his hals. Ibid., VII. iv. 91 (1710). Ane byrd … Wyth spourtlit wyngis, clepit ane Specht wyth vs.
