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cuspidor

N กระโถน  spittoon kra-ton

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CUSPIDOR

Cus "pi *dor (-dr ), n. Etym: [Pg. cuspideria, fr. cuspir to spit. ]

 

Defn: Any ornamental vessel used as a spittoon; hence, to avoid the common term, a spittoon of any sort.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

cuspidor

cus pi dor |ˈkəspəˌdôr ˈkəspədɔr | ▶noun a spittoon. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Portuguese, literally ‘spitter. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

cuspidor

cuspidor |ˈkʌspɪdɔː | ▶noun US a spittoon. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Portuguese, ‘spitter ’, from cuspir ‘to spit ’, from Latin conspuere.