- spittoon
- noun Etymology: 4spit + -oon (as in balloon) Date: 1823 a receptacle for spit — called also cuspidor
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Spittoon — Spit*toon , n. A spitbox; a cuspidor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spittoon — (n.) 1823, American English, from SPIT (Cf. spit) (n.1) + OON (Cf. oon). A rare instance of a word formed in English using this suffix (octoroon is another). Replaced earlier spitting box (1680s) … Etymology dictionary
spittoon — ► NOUN ▪ a container for spitting into … English terms dictionary
spittoon — ☆ spittoon [spi to͞on′ ] n. [< SPIT2] a jarlike container to spit into; cuspidor … English World dictionary
Spittoon — A Chicago courtroom scene, mid 1910s. A spittoon is seen on the floor at bottom right … Wikipedia
spittoon — UK [spɪˈtuːn] / US [spɪˈtun] noun [countable] Word forms spittoon : singular spittoon plural spittoons a container used in the past for spitting into … English dictionary
spittoon — /spi toohn /, n. a cuspidor. [1815 25, Amer.; SPIT1 + OON] * * * … Universalium
spittoon — noun a) a receptacle for spit. b) the absorbent pad an ink cartridge rests on in an inkjet printer. Syn: cuspidor, spitter … Wiktionary
spittoon — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. cuspidor … English dictionary for students
spittoon — spit|toon [spıˈtu:n] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: spit + oon (as in balloon)] a container that people ↑spit into … Dictionary of contemporary English
