cuspidor

[ kuhs-pi-dawr ]

/ ˈkʌs pɪˌdɔr /

noun

a large bowl, often of metal, serving as a receptacle for spit, especially from chewing tobacco: in wide use during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Origin of cuspidor

1770–80; <Portuguese: literally, spitter, equivalent to cusp(ir) to spit (≪ Latin conspuere to cover with spit; con-con- + spuere to spit¹) + -idor<Latin -i-tōrium;see -i-, -tory²

Words nearby cuspidor

cusp height, cuspid, cuspidal, cuspidate, cuspidation, cuspidor, cuss, cussed, cussword, custard, custard apple

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Example sentences from the Web for cuspidor

Again the magistrate spat into the cuspidor between his feet.
Frank of Freedom Hill|Samuel A. Derieux
But Jenkins only shook his head as he gathered up the remains of the spider and consigned them to a cuspidor.
The Haunted Pajamas|Francis Perry Elliott
Hume threw the butt of his finished cigar into a cuspidor and lit another one nonchalantly.
A New Sensation|Albert Ross
One end is bent to fit around the neck of the cuspidor and the other is shaped into a handle.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various

Lew Perkins sat in the corner on a shaky old apple barrel and brushed back his long mustaches to spit at the cuspidor—and miss it.
The Seventh Man|Max Brand

British Dictionary definitions for cuspidor

cuspidor

/ (ˈkʌspɪˌdɔː) /

noun

another word (esp US) for spittoon

Word Origin for cuspidor

C18: from Portuguese, from cuspir to spit, from Latin conspuere, from spuere to spit

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单词	cuspidor
释义	cuspidor [ kuhs-pi-dawr ] / ˈkʌs pɪˌdɔr / noun a large bowl, often of metal, serving as a receptacle for spit, especially from chewing tobacco: in wide use during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Origin of cuspidor 1770–80; <Portuguese: literally, spitter, equivalent to cusp(ir) to spit (≪ Latin conspuere to cover with spit; con-con- + spuere to spit¹) + -idor<Latin -i-tōrium;see -i-, -tory² Words nearby cuspidor cusp height, cuspid, cuspidal, cuspidate, cuspidation, cuspidor, cuss, cussed, cussword, custard, custard apple Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cuspidor Again the magistrate spat into the cuspidor between his feet. Frank of Freedom Hill\|Samuel A. Derieux But Jenkins only shook his head as he gathered up the remains of the spider and consigned them to a cuspidor. The Haunted Pajamas\|Francis Perry Elliott Hume threw the butt of his finished cigar into a cuspidor and lit another one nonchalantly. A New Sensation\|Albert Ross One end is bent to fit around the neck of the cuspidor and the other is shaped into a handle. The Boy Mechanic, Book 2\|Various Lew Perkins sat in the corner on a shaky old apple barrel and brushed back his long mustaches to spit at the cuspidor—and miss it. The Seventh Man\|Max Brand British Dictionary definitions for cuspidor cuspidor / (ˈkʌspɪˌdɔː) / noun another word (esp US) for spittoon Word Origin for cuspidor C18: from Portuguese, from cuspir to spit, from Latin conspuere, from spuere to spit Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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