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spittoon

/spi-toon/US // spɪˈtun //UK // (spɪˈtuːn) //

痰盂,痰盂盂,痰盂盂盂,吐司

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a cuspidor.

Examples

  • The floors were sticky with the tar from overflowing spittoons.

  • Often placed in the middle of the floor, the spittoon was used mainly by tobacco-chewers.

  • I felt stupid and alone, and compensated by trying desperately to keep a fingerhold on my identity by hiding a spittoon in the inside of my jacket pocket so I could chew tobacco during class.

  • The host, not to be outdone, was sitting with his feet on the railing of the stove, but as far from the spittoon as possible.

  • The ladies are not compelled to sit in isolation, by the side of passengers who use the car-floor as a spittoon.

  • An attendant holding a spittoon immediately took up his position beside him.

  • The spittoon was emptied into the sea at a distance from land secretly and in the middle of the night.

  • The spittoon was solid silver, and had never been used but once, when a child threw into it an orange peeling.