spittoon
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spittoon (spɪˈtuːn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| a receptacle for spit, usually in a public place | |
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Spittoon
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example sentences
There is also a large, ceremonial spittoon, apparently common in the day.
So they kept track of how much a spittoon cost and where the carpets had been ordered from-all that information was there.
After tasting, you'll spit the remains into a spittoon.
The corporate faith in big industrial mergers is a vestige of the spats-and-spittoon era.
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