cuspidor

[Sp. escupidera =a spitting box; escupidor a great spitter.] An earthenware wastebasket, or a ve el for the reception of sputa or ejected saliva. cŭs-pis, s . (Lat.] A point, a tip. "The multiplied cuspis of the cone Notes on Psych., p. 425. cus-ső, s . [An Aby in i an word.] ."- More : The same as CABOTZ (q. v.). [BRAYER A.] *cust, *custe, s. [A. S. cyst; O. S. kust; O. H. Ger. chust.] A custom, a habit. "Swulche weoren his custes."-Layamon, ii. 414. cus'-tard, *crus-tade, *cus-tade, s. [According to Skeat a corruption of Mid. Eng. crustade , a general name for pies made with crust; from O. Fr. croustade a pasty, crust. Cf. Ital. " crost at a =a kind of pie or tart with a crust; also the paste, crust, or coffin of a pie" ( Florio ): from Lat. crus tatus , pa. par. of crus to =to encrust.] *1. A pie, a pastry. 2. A sweetmeat made of eggs boiled with flour and sugar till the whole thickens into a ma . "With cawdle, custard , and plumb-cake." Butler: Hudibras . custard-apple, s. [So called because the pulp of the fruit in the typical species is about the con- sistence of custard.] 1. A species of Anona, A. reticulata . It is a native of the West Indies, but is cultivated in India and the adjacent countries. It has yellow pulp. It is eaten, but is not so much prized as some other species of the genus. It is large, dark-brown in color, and netted all over. IMG:content-1634.png:[blocks in formation] Law : Given in charge, trust, or keeping. cus-to-di-an-ship, s. [Eng. custodian; ship.] The office, position or duty of a custodian or guardian.