cuspidor

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The blessing of it all is that they did the same thing in their turn He took a slow measure of the distance between himself and the cuspidor, and shot a piece of gum into it It doesn't make it any pleasanter," put in Swipes Dillon.

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  • Trays and cuspidor-shaped planters clattered down. —  EQMM,August2007
  • Or as they say in Latin, "Que cuspidor cuspidor-spittie" ... or something like that. —  The Michael Bane Blog
  • And, besides, there were other uses for the cuspidor Almost the only Old Masters with whose works we were well acquainted were John L. Sullivan and Nonpareil Jack Dempsey. —  Cobb's Bill-of-Fare
  • "'Tinhorn' thought it was some kind of a tony cuspidor, and a round-up cook offered me a dollar and a half for it to set bread sponge in Never mind," soothingly, "I'm sure Mrs. Sudds will take the teapot We can't live all winter on a teapot," he answered gloomily But you're sure to get into something pretty quick now When I land, I'll land big--I'll land with both feet," he responded more cheerfully Of course, you will--I never doubt it." —  The Fighting Shepherdess
  • The blessing of it all is that they did the same thing in their turn He took a slow measure of the distance between himself and the cuspidor, and shot a piece of gum into it It doesn't make it any pleasanter," put in Swipes Dillon. —  Tess of the Storm Country
 

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  1. Portuguese, from cuspir, to spit, from Latin cōnspuere, to spit upon : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + spuere, to spit.
 

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/ˈkuspɪdɔr, doʊr/
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