cus·pi·dor

cus·pi·dor
/ˈkʌspəˌdoɚ/ noun, pl -dors [count]
chiefly US :spittoon

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  • cus|pi|dor — «KUHS puh dr», noun. a container to spit into; spittoon. ╂[American English < Portuguese cuspideira < cuspir to spit < Latin conspuere spit on < com (intensive) + spuere spit] …   Useful english dictionary

  • cus — ab·a·cis·cus; ab·a·cus; ac·cus·a·ble; ac·cus·al; ac·cus·ant; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; ac·cus·a·to·ry; ac·cus·er; ac·cus·ive; ac·cus·tom; ac·cus·tomed·ness; agar·i·cus; ami·cus; an·dri·cus; an·thris·cus; an·ti·cus; an·ti·pneu·mo·coc·cus;… …   English syllables

  • dor — am·bas·sa·dor; am·bas·sa·dor·ship; an·dor·ite; an·dor·ra; an·ti·dor·cas; ar·dor; blen·dor; bu·dor·cas; can·dor; car·ga·dor; cha·dor; chro·ma·dor·i·da; com·pra·dor; con·dor; con·quis·ta·dor; cor·reg·i·dor; cor·ri·dor; cus·pi·dor; dor·cas;… …   English syllables

  • cuspidor — cus·pi·dor …   English syllables

  • cuspidor — cus|pi|dor [ kʌspi,dɔr ] noun count AMERICAN a SPITTOON …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • cuspidor — cus•pi•dor [[t]ˈkʌs pɪˌdɔr[/t]] n. a large bowl, often of metal, serving as a receptacle for spit, esp. from chewing tobacco • Etymology: 1770–80; < Pg: lit., spitter =cusp(ir) to spit « L conspuere to cover with spit …   From formal English to slang

  • pi — ace·to·pro·pi·o·nate; ac·ro·car·pi; ae·gy·pi·i·dae; ae·pi·or·nis; aes·cu·la·pi·an; aes·cu·la·pi·us; ae·so·pi·an; ake·pi·ro; albas·pi·din; alo·pi·as; al·pi·no; am·phi·car·pi·um; an·as·pi·da; an·as·pi·da·cea; an·ci·pi·tis; an·te·lo·pi·an;… …   English syllables

  • Cuspidor — Cus pi*dor ( d?r), n. [Pg. cuspideria, fr. cuspir to spit.] Any ornamental vessel used as a spittoon; hence, to avoid the common term, a spittoon of any sort. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • НЕРВЫ ЧЕЛОВЕКА — НЕРВЫ ЧЕЛОВЕКА. [Анатомия, физиология и патология нерва см. ст. Нервы в томе XX; там же (ст. 667 782) рисунки Нервы человека]. Ниже приведена таблица нервов, освещающая в систематическом порядке важнейшие моменты анатомии и физиологии каждого… …   Большая медицинская энциклопедия

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