Simple Definition of splotch
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: a large spot or mark of dirt, paint, etc.
Examples of splotch in a sentence
<the bleach left a small white splotch on my shirt>
Origin and Etymology of splotch
perhaps blend of spot and blotch
First Known Use: 1601
Examples of splotch in a sentence
<ink from a leaking pen had badly splotched his shirt pocket>
1654
First Known Use of splotch
1654
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