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slop basin
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Slop basin
(gcide) | Slop \Slop\, n. [OE. sloppe a pool; akin to As. sloppe, slyppe,
the sloppy droppings of a cow; cf. AS. sl?pan to slip, and E.
slip, v.i. Cf. Cowslip.]
1. Water or other liquid carelessly spilled or thrown aboyt,
as upon a table or a floor; a puddle; a soiled spot.
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2. Mean and weak drink or liquid food; -- usually in the
plural.
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3. pl. Dirty water; water in which anything has been washed
or rinsed; water from wash-bowls, etc.
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Slop basin, or Slop bowl, a basin or bowl for holding
slops, especially for receiving the rinsings of tea or
coffee cups at the table.
Slop molding (Brickmaking), a process of manufacture in
which the brick is carried to the drying ground in a wet
mold instead of on a pallet.
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slop basin
(wn) | slop basin
n 1: a bowl into which the dregs of teacups and coffee cups are
emptied at the table [syn: slop basin, slop bowl] |
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