cuspidor bowl

cuspidor bowl
痰盂

Medical Chinese dictionary (湘雅医学词典). 2013.

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  • 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 — cus·pi·dor || kÊŒspɪdɔː 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

  • cuspidor — cus•pi•dor [[t]ˈkʌs pɪˌdɔr[/t]] n. a large bowl, often of metal, serving as a receptacle for spit, esp. from chewing tobacco • Etymology: 1770–80; < Pg: lit., spitter =cusp(ir) to spit « L conspuere to cover with spit …   From formal English to slang

  • cuspidor — /ˈkʌspədɔ/ (say kuspuhdaw) noun a bowl used as a receptacle for spit. {Portuguese: spitter, spittoon, from cuspir, from Latin conspuere spit upon} …  

  • spittoon — spit·toon || spɪ tuːn n. cuspidor, bowl shaped container into which tobacco chewers spit tobacco juice (common in the 19th century) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • spittoons — spit·toon || spɪ tuːn n. cuspidor, bowl shaped container into which tobacco chewers spit tobacco juice (common in the 19th century) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Receptacle — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Receptacle >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 receptacle receptacle Sgm: N 1 inclosure inclosure &c. 232 Sgm: N 1 recipient recipient receiver reservatory GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 compartment compartment …   English dictionary for students

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