What's the difference between oilcloth and spittoon?

Oilcloth


Definition:

  • (n.) Cloth treated with oil or paint, and used for marking garments, covering floors, etc.

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Spittoon


Definition:

  • (n.) A spitbox; a cuspidor.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Inside, Suge is propped up on a mattress on the floor watching soap operas, an overflowing spittoon at his side.
  • (2) The stuff that sells at auction and that has collectors salivating into their silver spittoons invariably comes from Bordeaux, Burgundy, the Rhône Valley or, at a pinch, the Loire or Champagne.
  • (3) Suge is crying, spitting tears into the spittoon, moved by his father's accusation that he never prayed enough before the accident.
  • (4) The two men were seated on a heavy black-wood sofa, beside an aluminium spittoon.
  • (5) Mr Griffin is the bankrupt leader of a bankrupt movement, while the BNP is a political spittoon.

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