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spittoon

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spit·toon  (sp-tn)
n.
A bowl-shaped, usually metal vessel, often with a funnel-shaped cover, into which tobacco chewers periodically spit.
[spit + -oon (as in balloon).]
spittoon [spɪˈtuːn]
n
a receptacle for spit, usually in a public place
[from spit1 + -oon: see saloon, balloon, etc.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.spittoonspittoon - a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place)
cuspidor
receptacle - a container that is used to put or keep things in
Translations
spittoon [spɪˈtuːn] N → escupidera f
spittoon
n → Spucknapf m
spittoon [spɪˈtuːn] n → sputacchiera
spittoon [spɪˈtuːn] n → sputacchiera


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Both houses are handsomely carpeted; but the state to which these carpets are reduced by the universal disregard of the spittoon with which every honourable member is accommodated, and the extraordinary improvements on the pattern which are squirted and dabbled upon it in every direction, do not admit of being described.
American Notes for General Circulation by Dickens, Charles View in context
Hully gee, he t'rowed a spittoon true deh front windee.
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Crane, Stephen View in context
They had a sinister expression, under an old cocked-hat like a three-cornered spittoon, and over a great muffler for the chin and throat, which descended nearly to the wearer's knees.
A Tale Of Two Cities by Dickens, Charles View in context
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