spitting box

noun

A receptacle to spit into; a spittoon.

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Meanings

nounspitting box (plural spitting boxes)

plural spitting boxes

  1. A receptacle to spit into; a spittoon.

    In the midst of this congregation stood a chafing-dish with live-coals, for the convenience of lighting their pipes, and every individual was accommodated with a spitting-box.

    1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC
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APA

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Chicago

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