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spittoon
[ spi-toon ]
noun
- a cuspidor.
spittoon
/ ɪˈٳː /
noun
- a receptacle for spit, usually in a public place
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Origin of spittoon1
C19: from spit 1+ -oon: see saloon , balloon , etc
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White men tipped him with quarters and nickels, dropped into a spittoon.
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For 57 years, the team has treated its host city like a spittoon.
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Between his legs, Cawthorn stowed a plastic water bottle, which he used as a spittoon as he traveled the House floor.
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The cowboy spat toward the brass spittoon in the aisle and nearly made it.
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He sat down in an armchair in the study of his home, a porcelain spittoon on the floor nearby.
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