cuspidor Meaning & Definition

  • En [ ˈkʌs.pɪ.dɔːr]
  • Us [ ˈkʌs.pə.dɔːr]

Meaning of cuspidor In English

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Examples of cuspidor

  • The main forms are bowls or basins with flaring walls and direct or everted rims, short-necked jars, cuspidors or semicuspidors, and composite-silhouette bowls.

  • The most common vessel forms are basal-break dishes or bowls with flaring sides, flat bottoms, and direct rims, as well as cuspidor or near-cuspidor shapes.

  • The cuspidor is a relatively deep bowl with incurved sides, a slightly everted rim, and a rounded basal angle, often with a medial break of some sort.

  • He was back in a minute, and took up his position near a sawdust-filled box that did duty as a cuspidor.

  • He spits out the coffee into a large brass cuspidor which is designed for the purpose.

  • It does not include the accessories of smoking, such as matches, pipes, receptacles for holding tobacco, cuspidors, etc.

  • All rooms contained sufficient box cuspidors filled with sawdust.

  • The waste paper baskets should be emptied as often as is necessary, and the cuspidors should be cleaned at least four times a day.

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