splitter
n.— «A 21-year-old architecture student, Kirtisagar Bollar, may have found a solution to the city’s paan-stained streets. His suggestion is to use splitters, (etymology: spitting and littering) which are plant pots attached to lamp posts.» —“Spit-second decision” by Urvi Makwana Mid Day (Mumbai, India) Mar. 15, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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