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spitting box

spitting box noun: a receptacle to spit into; a spittoon.

Noun

spitting box (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

Forms of spitting box

pluralspitting boxes

Questions about spitting box

What does spitting box mean?
Spitting box means a receptacle to spit into; a spittoon.
What part of speech is spitting box?
Spitting box is a noun.
What is the plural of spitting box?
The plural of spitting box is spitting boxes.

Words near spitting box in the dictionary

  1. spittin'
  2. spittin' image
  3. spittin' images
  4. spitting
  5. spitting blood
  6. spitting box
  7. spitting boxes
  8. spitting cobra
  9. spitting cobras
  10. spitting distance
  11. spitting distances

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