spittoon

[ spi-toon ]

/ spɪˈtun /

a cuspidor.

Origin of spittoon

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25; spit¹ + -oon

There is the mucilage-bottle broken, and six panes of glass, and a spittoon, and two candlesticks.

Sketches New and Old, Complete |Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
He jerked his head towards the old man and drew the spittoon near with his feet.

Northern Lights, Complete |Gilbert Parker
The spittoon knows its place in the corner, as if treated by tobacco chewers with oft indignity.

Around The Tea-Table |T. De Witt Talmage
The eldest son chews the betel which he has received, and spits into a spittoon held by the barber, whose property it becomes.

Castes and Tribes of Southern India |Edgar Thurston

The spittoon in falling from the retainer's hand had not been overturned.

Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology) |W. D. (William Drake) Westervelt

spittoon

/ (spɪˈtuːn) /

a receptacle for spit, usually in a public place

C19: from spit 1 + -oon: see saloon, balloon, etc