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spittoon
Sign in to savethumb|right|upright|300px|Side and top view of spittoon. On display at the National Museum of Cambodia. thumbnail|right|A Chicago courtroom, mid 1910s. A spittoon is seen on the floor at bottom right. thumb|right|Decorated Surinam (Dutch colony)|Surinam porcelain spittoon. Note this type of spittoon has a spout hole on the side for emptying.
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thumb|right|upright|300px|Side and top view of spittoon. On display at the National Museum of Cambodia. thumbnail|right|A Chicago courtroom, mid 1910s. A spittoon is seen on the floor at bottom right. thumb|right|Decorated Surinam (Dutch colony)|Surinam porcelain spittoon. Note this type of spittoon has a spout hole on the side for emptying.
A spittoon (or spitoon) is a receptacle made for spitting into, especially by users of chewing and dipping tobacco. It is also known as a cuspidor (which is the Portuguese word for "spitter" or "spittoon", from the verb "cuspir" meaning "to spit"), although that term is also used for a type of spitting sink used in dentistry.