Cuspidors

/ˈkʌspɪdɔrz/ noun

Definition

Plural of cuspidor; multiple containers for spitting into.

Etymology

Simple plural of cuspidor. The word remained common in English through the early 1900s before becoming largely obsolete with changing hygiene standards.

Kelly Says

Historic hotels and courthouses had elegant brass cuspidors in every corner—museums now display them as artifacts of when indoor spitting was so normal it needed its own dedicated furniture!

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