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cuspidor
cuspidor:
see
spit
cuspidor (n.)
1779, a colonial word, from Portuguese
cuspidor
"spittoon," from
cuspir
"to spit," from Latin
conspuere
"spit on," from
com-
, intensive prefix (see
com-
), +
spuere
"to spit" (see
spew
(v.)).