CUSPID
Cus"pid (ks"pd), n. Etym: [See Cusp.] (Anat.)
Defn: One of the canine teeth; — so called from having but one point or cusp on the crown. See Tooth.
CUSPIDAL
Cus"pi*dal (-p-dal), a. Etym: [From L. cuspis, cuspidis. See Cusp.]
Defn: Ending in a point.
CUSPIDATE
Cus"pi*date (-dt), v. t.
Defn: To make pointed or sharp.
CUSPIDATE; CUSPIDATED Cus"pi*date (ks"p-dt), Cus"pi*da`ted (-d`td), a. Etym: [L. cuspidatus, p.p. of cuspidare to make pointed, fr. cuspis. See Cusp.]
Defn: Having a sharp end, like the point of a spear; terminating in a hard point; as, a cuspidate leaf.
CUSPIDOR
Cus"pi*dor (-dr), n. Etym: [Pg. cuspideria, fr. cuspir to spit.]
Defn: Any ornamental vessel used as a spittoon; hence, to avoid the common term, a spittoon of any sort.