noun
- a container for spitting into, especially for tobacco juice
Usage: historical
Examples
- The old saloon had brass spittoons placed around the room.
- He aimed carefully at the spittoon beside his chair.
- Antique spittoons are now collected as historical artifacts.
- The museum display showed a Victorian-era spittoon.
- Spittoons were once common in public buildings and trains.
- She polished the ornate spittoon until it gleamed.