ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CUSPIDOR
From Portuguese, from cuspir to spit, from Latin conspuere, from spuere to spit.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CUSPIDOR»
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cuspidor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Genuine English Brass The Ultimate In Collector's Masterpieces Brings Back
Those Good Old Days To Home, Office, Den #1021 Cuspidor iyA" $11 5 p.p. &
hdlg. $1.00 #1022 Cuspidor 5'/4" *5 p.p. & hdlg. 50c ...
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Cookies, Coleslaw, and Stoops: The Influence of Dutch on the ...
The word was probably based upon Du[tch] kwispedoor, kwispeldoor, used of a
spitbox, and derived in the East Indies f[rom] Portuguese cuspidor, spitter. The
OED shows that in 1779 a British traveler in New Guinea recorded cuspadore ...
Nicoline Sijs van der, 2009
The sting of it brought consciousness back into me leg—a knife. The sting of it
brought consciousness back into me with a rush. with a rush. I grabbed the brass
cuspidor and used it to club a way to my I grabbed the brass cuspidor and used it
...
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The Ceramics of Tikal: Vessels from the burials, caches, and ...
20. dl, Laguna Verde Incised: Design-incised Variety, cuspidor. Exterior base
burned. Mouth oval. d2, Laguna Verde Incised: Design-incised Variety, cuspidor.
Interior worn. d3, Laguna Verde Incised, semi-cuspidor. d4, Ahchab Red-on-buff,
...
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The Paradox of the Ludicrous
A big brass cuspidor at her feet was the horrid explanation, and sure enough, as
she gave it a gingerly push with her foot the sound of something solid came from
within. Closer inspection under the light showed the welcome fact, however, that
...
Samuel Swayze Seward, 1930
Directions Place the cuspidor in an inverted position on the top of the flask. Lay
the dead caterpillar upon the line which divides the neck from the body of the
flask. Insert the typhoid germs (tails outward) against the lower rim of the cuspidor
, ...
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There's a Word for It (Revised Edition): A Grandiloquent ...
Tobacco-chewing etiquette (from which baseball players and certain other
slubberdegullions are exempt) requires that you expectorate your ambeer into a
spittoon or cuspidor. Remember the famous march in Bizet's opera Carmen?
There's ...
Charles Harrington Elster, 2005
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10,000 Dreams Interpreted
Cuspidor. To see a cuspidor in a dream, signifies that an unworthy attachment
will be formed by you, and that your work will be neglected. To spit Cupboard
Curbstone Currycomb Currying a Horse Curtains Cushion Cuspidor.
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Buying the Wind: Regional Folklore in the United States
"The. Cuspidor". See the Arkansas text in Randolph, The Devil's Pretty Daughter,
pp. 1S6-S7, with comparative notes by Randolph and Herbert Halpert, pp. 217-
18. A Kentuckian figures in a version in Anecdotes for the Steamboat and ...
CUSPIDOR FOR CARS A new cuspidor, especially designed for the smoking
compartments of passenger cars, but just as serviceable for office or factory use,
has several practical features. It is so constructed that Improved Cuspidor it can
not ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CUSPIDOR»
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cuspidor is used in the context of the following news items.
Dentures, boob jobs, and throw up, Oh My! Cringe-worthy moments …
Our most cringe-worthy moments are when patients feel the need to clean out their entire upper respiratory system in the cuspidor. Yes, we still ... «Dentistry IQ, Jun 15»
Looking Back: June 17, 2015
The old fashioned cuspidor, relic of long ago, has been ostracized in the courthouse, 15 literally having been “sent to the cleaners.” They will ... «The MidWeek, Jun 15»
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE | JUNE 13, 2015
Where you will find a cuspidor. Beth Curry, Truro. Political potshots. The Conservative ads say Justin Trudeau is “not ready.” Continuing with ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jun 15»
Do you know what this is?
This dentist chair, tower, and cuspidor date from the 1920s. Ritter Dental Company began business in 1887. The zoomed to the forefront of the ... «Oskaloosa Herald, Jun 15»
The Bronfman Fellowships Announce their 29th Fellowship Class
He also writes a political column for the high school paper “The Cuspidor”, is a Co-Founder of UTS's Cartography and Urban Design Club, ... «Santa Barbara Independent, May 15»
BOOK REVIEW: 'The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History'
... using words uncommon even to writers: “cuspidor,” “demotic,” “apercu,” “revanchism,” “sibilant.” Such jaunt gives a special layer of coloration ... «Washington Times, Feb 15»
Local chiropractor to adjust joints of San Francisco 49ers in 1990 …
Frank White, a son of Mr. White, who was watching from an upper window, hurled a china cuspidor at the thief, and it is thought that he was ... «lehighvalleylive.com, Jan 15»
It was 100 years ago that Jeeves and Wooster burst in on an …
Gussie registered respectful attention. Mr Riesbitter mused for a moment and shelled the cuspidor with indirect fire over the edge of the desk. «Scroll.in, Jan 15»
Exhibition Captures Norman Rockwell's Use of the Camera's Eye
The setting for The Marriage License, for example, is the actual office of the Stockbridge town clerk, complete with roll-top desk, cuspidor ... «Free Times, Dec 14»
Champagne and beer
Or the famous bullfighter song “Toreador,” from the opera “Carmen” (“Toreador don't spit upon the floor, there's the cuspidor, that's what it's for”). «Inquirer.net, Dec 14»
