Recent Examples on the WebThere, Henry cleaned toilets and spittoons in exchange for room and board.—Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023 This used to be the billiards room, where my paternal grandfather—Carolina’s great-grandfather—worked.
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Racking up balls for white men, cleaning their spittoons.—Anna Deavere Smith, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2023 For 57 years, the team has treated its host city like a spittoon.—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023 There could be 18 brass spittoons at one firehouse.—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2023 The spittoon, also known as the dump bucket, is a great tool for the wine lover who's also a wine pro.—Mark Stock, Men's Health, 6 Oct. 2022 Former Wisconsin Senator Bob La Follette nearly incited a brawl by threatening to chuck a brass spittoon in 1917.—CBS News, 30 Jan. 2021 So the spittoon and the handshaking are interesting examples.—The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 16 Dec. 2020 Long Meadow Ranch hosts a guest chef farm-to-table dinner series, and Colangelo highlights that Hamel Family Wines in Sonoma, Calif., includes a food pairing and customized spittoons with wine tastings.—Stephanie Cain, Fortune, 21 Feb. 2020
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