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 Definitions of cuspidor  [ˈkʌs pɪˌdɔr]  

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Definition of 'cuspidor' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) cuspidor
a large bowl, often of metal, serving as a receptacle for spit, esp. from chewing tobacco.

Etymology:  (1770–80; < Pg: lit., spitter =cusp(ir) to spit &indirdesc; L conspuere to cover with spit)

Definition of 'cuspidor' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) spittoon, cuspidor
a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place)


Definition of 'cuspidor' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) cuspidor
any ornamental vessel used as a spittoon; hence, to avoid the common term, a spittoon of any sort



'cuspidor' - Nearby Entries  

cuspid  cuspidate  cuspidation  cuspidor  cussed  cussedly  cussedness  



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