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Definition of Spittoons
1. spittoon [n] - See also: spittoon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spittoons
Literary usage of Spittoons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster (1874)
"At Philadelphia—Rule in Printing Letters—Promise as to Railroads— Experience of
them—Railway-cars—Charcoal Stoves—Ladies' Cars — spittoons — Massachusetts ..."
2. The Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster (1874)
"At Philadelphia—Rule in Printing Letters—Promise as to Railroads— Experience of
them—Railway-cars—Charcoal Stoves—Ladies' Cars — spittoons — Massachusetts ..."
3. Ten Years in Washington: Life and Scenes in the National Capital, as a Woman by Mary Clemmer (1874)
"... Jonathan and Sir Philip Sidney Superseded—Underneath the Gold and Lace—" Into
the Ear of a Foolish Girl"J—TW Census of spittoons "—'' A Horror in Our ..."
4. Ten Years in Washington: Or, Inside Life and Scenes in Our National Capital by Mary Clemmer (1882)
"... Jonathan and Sir Philip Sidney Superseded—Underneath the Gold and Lace—" Into
the Ear of a Foolish Girl"—The Census of spittoons"—" A Horror in Our ..."
5. Life in the forests of the Far East by Spenser St. John (1862)
"... Chamber—The Bed—Boxes—Property—General look of Discomfort—spittoons—Dismounted
Iron Guns—Taken from the English—Excitement in the Town—Hereditary Hatred ..."
6. Indo-Aryans: Contributions Towards the Elucidation of Their Ancient and by Raja Rājendralāla Mitra (1881)
"Drinking cups ; water carafes; goblets; spittoons; betel boxes; courier bags;
leather bottles ; dressing cases. Musical Instruments. Coats. Food and drink. ..."
7. Kiana: A Tradition of Hawaii by James Jackson Jarves (1857)
"... fans, fly-brushes, spittoons, sunscreens, and lighter articles of clothing,
waited upon them. Some of these young women were gracefully formed, ..."
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