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Having speat some time in Peru looking at these guys I can tell you that Darren is not far off on the pronunciation (at least in the Peru Amazon basin).

Giant hoatzins of doom Darren Naish 2006

At that spot he furiously thrust his speat, and pierced the Trojan hero through the neck.

The Story of Troy Michael Clarke 1880

I had lost my boat in the last speat; it was the third which had been taken away in that year, and, until I obtained another, I was obliged to ford the river.

The True Story Book Andrew Lang 1878

Lordship, I presume to give you the trouble of this to acquaint your lordship that by a false Information I was taken prisoner in Scotland in November 1751 and by the speat [spite] that a certain Faction in

Pickle the Spy; Or, the Incognito of Prince Charles Andrew Lang 1878

Speats and raxes, speats and raxes, speat and raxes

The Chaplet of Pearls Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862

I have speat the greater part of my life amongst the tribes and individuals he has represented, and I do not hesitate to pronounce them correct likenesses, and easily recognized; also his sketches of their manners and customs, I think, are excellent; and the landscape views on the Missouri and Mississippi, are correct representations.

Catalogue of Catlin's Indian Gallery of Portraits, Landscapes, Manners and Customs, Costumes, &c., Collected During Seven Years' Travel Amongst Thirty-eight Different Tribes, Speaking Different Languages 1837

Wilt thou speat all thy selfe? the sea-mans Whistle

Pericles (1609 Quarto) 1609

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We do book signings, we speat at writers 'groups and other club meetings, we post on our blogs and websites, and we network through other authors.

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Lord's supper, before which he assured the people of a great communion, by a gracious and remarkable down-pouring of the Spirit, but that the devil would be envious about this good work, and that he was afraid he would be permitted to raise a storm or speat of rain, designing to drown some of them: but, said he, it shall not be in his power to drown any of you, no, not so much as a dog.

Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies John Howie 1764