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spitting boxes

spitting boxes is the plural of spitting box.

Meaning of spitting box

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

Questions about spitting boxes

What is spitting boxes the plural of?
Spitting boxes is the plural of spitting box.

Words near spitting boxes in the dictionary

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

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