Pakistan owns a porcelain cuspidor. Once more, the spit has been hurled. Sawan Masih has been sentenced to death. He will be hanged in the manner reserved for enemies of the state. He is a ...

Answer: They are older plumbing terms that once were everyday words. A “cuspidor” is the little porcelain sink into which you spit, like that while undergoing dental work. A “water closet ...

The very word “cuspidor” conjures a long-lost era of handlebar moustaches, barbershop quartets, and high starched collars, and yet we might be surprised at how long cuspidors lingered in public use.

Headline on a front-page story about the historic first day on the job for Florence E. S. Knapp: “Plants Oust Cuspidors As Man Passes From Picture.” Advertisement Article continues below this ...

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Take a look back at some very familiar home goods, like beds and drapes, and some lesser-known, like the biaphone and cuspidor. Alexia MacClain Before online outlets and a certain Swedish ...