exspuitio

κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

exspŭĭtĭo: (exp-), ōnis, f. exspuo,
I a spitting out: sanguinis, Plin. 23, 1, 14, § 20 (dub.; Jan. exspiationem).