Slop (?), n. [OE. sloppe a pool; akin to As. sloppe, slyppe, the sloppy droppings of a cow; cf. AS. slpan 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.
2.
Mean and weak drink or liquid food; -- usually in the plural.
3. pl.
Dirty water; water in which anything has been washed or rinsed; water from wash-bowls, etc.
Slop basin, ∨ 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, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slopped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Slopping.]
1.
To cause to overflow, as a liquid, by the motion of the vessel containing it; to spill.
2.
To spill liquid upon; to soil with a liquid spilled.
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Slop, v. i.
To overflow or be spilled as a liquid, by the motion of the vessel containing it; -- often with over.
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Slop, n. [AS. slop a frock or over-garment, fr. slpan to slip, to slide; akin to Icel sloppr a thin garment; cf. OHG. slouf a garment. Cf. Slip, v. i.]
1.
Any kind of outer garment made of linen or cotton, as a night dress, or a smock frock.
[Obs.]
Halliwell.
2.
A loose lower garment; loose breeches; chiefly used in the plural.
"A pair of
slops."
Sir P. Sidney.
There's a French salutation to your French slop.
Shak.
3. pl.
Ready-made clothes; also, among seamen, clothing, bedding, and other furnishings.
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