Slop
Slop , noun
[Old English sloppe a pool; akin to As. sloppe, slyppe, the sloppy droppings of a cow; compare Anglo-Saxon sl{not transcribed}pan to slip, and English slip, v.i. Compare 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.
Dirty water; water in which anything has been washed or rinsed; water from wash-bowls, etc.
Collocations (2)
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.
Slop , transitive verb
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.
Slop , intransitive verb
To overflow or be spilled as a liquid, by the motion of the vessel containing it; -- often with over.
Slop , noun
[Anglo-Saxon slop a frock or over-garment, from sl{not transcribed}pan to slip, to slide; akin to Icelandic sloppr a thin garment; compare Old High German slouf a garment. Compare Slip, v. i.]
1.
Any kind of outer garment made of linen or cotton, as a night dress, or a smock frock. [Obsolete] — Halliwell
2.
A loose lower garment; loose breeches; chiefly used in the plural.
A pair of slops.
There's a French salutation to your French slop.
3.
Ready-made clothes; also, among seamen, clothing, bedding, and other furnishings.