slop-basin

English

Etymology

slop +‎ basin

Noun

slop-basin (plural slop-basins)

  1. (dated) A container used for urinating or defecating when it is impossible or inconvenient to go to a bathroom or toilet; a bedpan, a chamber pot. Commonly used in hospitals, where it is normally called bedpan. Formerly used in private residences, particularly those without an indoor toilet or bathroom.
  2. (British) A bowl for receiving the leavings of tea or coffee cups at table[1]

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References
  1. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slop-basin
  • Universal Dictionary of the English Language, volume 4, 1897, page 4310
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