spittoon

[spi-toon]

noun

1. a cuspidor.

spittoon

/ spɪˈtuːn /

noun

1. a receptacle for spit, usually in a public place

Word History and Origins

Origin of spittoon¹

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25; spit ¹ + -oon

Word History and Origins

Origin of spittoon¹

C19: from _spit ¹ + -oon: see _saloon , _balloon , etc

Example Sentences

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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He sat down in an armchair in the study of his home, a porcelain spittoon on the floor nearby.

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"As a child in Kolkata, I remember spittoons tied to lampposts filled with sand. That's disappeared, and people spit everywhere."

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