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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cus•pi•dor (kus′pi dôr′),USA pronunciation n. - a large bowl, often of metal, serving as a receptacle for spit, esp. from chewing tobacco: in wide use during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Latin -i-tōrium; see -i-, -tory2
- Portuguese: literally, spitter, equivalent. to cusp(ir) to spit ( Latin conspuere to cover with spit; con- con- + spuere to spit) + -idor
- 1770–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cuspidor /ˈkʌspɪˌdɔː/ n - another word (esp US) for spittoon
Etymology: 18th Century: from Portuguese, from cuspir to spit, from Latin conspuere, from spuere to spit |