- cuspidor
- \ \ see SPIT
Word origins - 2ed. J. Ayto. 2005.
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cuspidor — (n.) 1779, a colonial word, from Port. cuspidor spittoon, from cuspir to spit, from L. conspuere spit on, from com , intensive prefix (see COM (Cf. com )), + spuere to spit (see SPEW (Cf. spew)) … Etymology dictionary
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] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cuspidor — |ô| s. m. 1. Aquele que cospe muito. 2. Escarrador … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
cuspidor — ☆ cuspidor [kus′pə dôr΄ ] n. [Port cuspideira < cuspir, to spit < L conspuere < com , intens. + spuere, to spit out, SPEW] SPITTOON … English World dictionary
cuspidor — noun Etymology: Portuguese cuspidouro place for spitting, from cuspir to spit, from Latin conspuere, from com + spuere to spit more at spew Date: 1735 spittoon … New Collegiate Dictionary
cuspidor — /kus pi dawr /, n. a large bowl, often of metal, serving as a receptacle for spit, esp. from chewing tobacco: in wide use during the 19th and early 20th centuries. [1770 80; < Pg: lit., spitter, equiv. to cusp(ir) to spit ( L conspuere to cover… … Universalium
cuspidor — noun spittoon … Wiktionary
cuspidor — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. spittoon, receptacle, vessel … English dictionary for students
cuspidor — cus|pi|dor [ kʌspi,dɔr ] noun count AMERICAN a SPITTOON … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cuspidor — see SPIT … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
cuspidor — cus·pi·dor || kÊŒspɪdÉ”Ë n. receptacle for people to spit into; spittoon, bowl shaped container into which tobacco chewers spit tobacco juice (common in the 19th century) … English contemporary dictionary
