cuspidor
/ˈkʌspɪdɔː
/noun US
A spittoon.Four brass cuspidors were positioned at the base of each beam, and at a safe distance from the breaking end of the table was a wood stove that glowed red hot at times in the winter....
- Therefore, litterbugs and those accustomed to spitting on the pavement no longer dare to give free rein to their impulses or else they'd better take along with them a waste-paper basket or a cuspidor whenever they opt for a stroll.
- Before leaving the ward he picked up the cuspidor from a cabinet at the head of the bed, opened the lid and observed frothy white spittle that lacked any distinctive odor.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from Portuguese, 'spitter', from cuspir 'to spit', from Latin conspuere.
- metaphonic
- metaphonized
- metaphony
- metaphor
- metaphoric
- metaphorical
- metaphorically
- metaphoricalness
- metaphorician
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- metaphosphate
- metaphosphoric acid
- metaphragma
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- metaphyseal
- tachygrapher
- tachygraphic