Recent Examples on the WebCarrying a spittoon to spit out chicken like a confused cowboy wasn’t going to accomplish either.—Andrew Chapman, Longreads, 18 Apr. 2024 White men tipped him with quarters and nickels, dropped into a spittoon.—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024 There, 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.
CAROLINA:
Racking up balls for white men, cleaning their spittoons.—Anna Deavere Smith, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for spittoon
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