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What (who) is cuspidor - definition
RECEPTACLE USED FOR SPITTING
Spitoon; Cuspidor; Peek Daan; Spit bucket; Mudjug; Mud jug; MudJug; Spitbud; Mud Bud; Mud bud
![[[Janitor]]s at the [[United States Capitol]] with stack of spittoons, 1914](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/CapitolSpittoonCleaning1914.jpg?width=200 "[[Janitor]]s at the [[United States Capitol]] with stack of spittoons, 1914")
![toleware]] spittoon](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Spittoon.jpg?width=200 "toleware]] spittoon")
![Side and top view of spittoon. On display at the [[National Museum of Cambodia]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Spittoon (top and side).jpg?width=200 "Side and top view of spittoon. On display at the [[National Museum of Cambodia]].")
![Surinam]] porcelain spittoon. Note this type of spittoon has a spout hole on the side for emptying.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tropenmuseum Royal Tropical Institute Objectnumber 3430-3 Porseleinen spuwbak.jpg?width=200 "Surinam]] porcelain spittoon. Note this type of spittoon has a spout hole on the side for emptying.")
Cuspidor
·noun Any ornamental vessel used as a spittoon; hence, to avoid the common term, a spittoon of any sort.
cuspidor
['k?sp?d?:]
¦ noun US a spittoon.
Origin
C18: from Port., 'spitter'.
Spittoon
·noun A spitbox; a cuspidor.
Wikipedia
Spittoon
A spittoon (or spitoon) is a receptacle made for spitting into, especially by users of chewing and dipping tobacco. It is also known as a cuspidor (which is the Portuguese word for "spitter" or "spittoon", from the verb "cuspir" meaning "to spit"), although that term is also used for a type of spitting sink used in dentistry.
Examples of use of cuspidor
1. He chews with his mouth open, and spits into a metal cuspidor.