Cuspidor

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cuspidor \Cus"pi*dor\ (-d?r), n. [Pg. cuspideria, fr. cuspir to
     spit.]
     Any ornamental vessel used as a spittoon; hence, to avoid the
     common term, a spittoon of any sort.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cuspidor
       n : a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place) [syn: {spittoon}]