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Definition of Spittoon
1. Noun. A receptacle for spit (usually in a public place).
Definition of Spittoon
1. n. A spitbox; a cuspidor.
Definition of Spittoon
1. Noun. a receptacle for spit. ¹
2. Noun. the absorbent pad an ink cartridge rests on in an inkjet printer. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spittoon
1. a receptacle for saliva [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spittoon
Literary usage of Spittoon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1905)
"The difference between a spittoon and cuspidor is one of form only, so the fact
that one patent was for a cuspidor and the other for a spittoon was of no ..."
2. The Civil War in Song and Story, 1860-1865 by Frank Moore (1889)
"Here, too, (after they had got some distance under ground,) the friendly spittoon
was brought into requisition, and the dirt was hauled out in small ..."
3. Travels in South-eastern Asia: Embracing Hindustan, Malaya, Siam, and China by Howard Malcom (1839)
"Such universal smoking and chewing makes a spittoon necessary to cleanly persons.
It is generally made of brass, in the shape of a vase, and quite handsome. ..."
4. Catching's Compendium of Practical Dentistry (1897)
"... should not be applied till the iron is hot and ready for use, otherwise good
union will not be obtained. CARE OF spittoon. Ash:s Quarterly, December. ..."
5. Shibboleths of tuberculosis by Marcus Paterson (1920)
"LIV THAT ANY spittoon IS A GOOD SPUTUM POT The RAMC during the war supplied sputum
pots for hospital use in France, which were not only obsolete but ..."
6. The Phrenological Journal and Life Illustrated (1870)
"There is one phase of the spittoon question which we are fearful has not ...
Uie quid, when if the spittoon had occupied its place of honor beside the Bible ..."
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