Spittoon
1Spittoon — Spit*toon , n. A spitbox; a cuspidor. [1913 Webster] …
2spittoon — (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) …
3spittoon — ► NOUN ▪ a container for spitting into …
4spittoon — ☆ spittoon [spi to͞on′ ] n. [< SPIT2] a jarlike container to spit into; cuspidor …
5Spittoon — A Chicago courtroom scene, mid 1910s. A spittoon is seen on the floor at bottom right …
6spittoon — UK [spɪˈtuːn] / US [spɪˈtun] noun [countable] Word forms spittoon : singular spittoon plural spittoons a container used in the past for spitting into …
7spittoon — noun Etymology: 4spit + oon (as in balloon) Date: 1823 a receptacle for spit called also cuspidor …
8spittoon — /spi toohn /, n. a cuspidor. [1815 25, Amer.; SPIT1 + OON] * * * …
9spittoon — noun a) a receptacle for spit. b) the absorbent pad an ink cartridge rests on in an inkjet printer. Syn: cuspidor, spitter …
10spittoon — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. cuspidor …
