Search Result for "slop_bowl":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a bowl into which the dregs of teacups and coffee cups are emptied at the table;
[syn: slop basin, slop bowl]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] 2. Mean and weak drink or liquid food; -- usually in the plural. [1913 Webster] 3. pl. Dirty water; water in which anything has been washed or rinsed; water from wash-bowls, etc. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

slop bowl n 1: a bowl into which the dregs of teacups and coffee cups are emptied at the table [syn: slop basin, slop bowl]