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Stale ashtrays and spittoons were everywhere, along with wastebaskets surrounded by mounds of misaimed and crumpled papers. —
Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026 Camilla Sartori, the facility manager, had set up a tray holding six black wineglasses, a spittoon, and two clear glasses, one filled with water and the other with a slightly sugary solution designed to be a palate cleanser. —Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026 Carrying a spittoon to spit out chicken like a confused cowboy wasn’t going to accomplish either. —Andrew Chapman, Longreads, 18 Apr. 2024 There, Henry cleaned toilets and spittoons in exchange for room and board. —Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023 See All Example Sentences for spittoon
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Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026 Camilla Sartori, the facility manager, had set up a tray holding six black wineglasses, a spittoon, and two clear glasses, one filled with water and the other with a slightly sugary solution designed to be a palate cleanser. —Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026 Carrying a spittoon to spit out chicken like a confused cowboy wasn’t going to accomplish either. —Andrew Chapman, Longreads, 18 Apr. 2024 There, Henry cleaned toilets and spittoons in exchange for room and board. —Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023 See All Example Sentences for spittoon
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“Spittoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/spittoon. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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spittoon
noun
spit·toon spi-ˈtün 
: a container to spit into
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