slop basin

noun British.

a basin or bowl into which the dregs, leaves, and grounds of teacups and coffee cups are emptied at the table.

Also called slop bowl .

Origin of slop basin

First recorded in 1725–35

Words nearby slop basin

sloop rig, sloop-rigged, sloot, slop, slop around, slop basin, slop bucket, slop chest, slope, slope culture, sloper

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Example sentences from the Web for slop basin

She brushed the heads of the shrimps into the slop-basin with her hand and stood up, evidently offended, from the table.
Sally Bishop|E. Temple Thurston
In the middle of the table smoked a large tea-urn, prettily surrounded by silver tea-canisters, a slop-basin, and a milk-jug.
Tour in England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826, 1827, 1828 and 1829.|Hermann Pckler-Muskau
He poured out some tea, and drank it, and poured some more into the slop-basin.
A Great Man|Arnold Bennett
What a mockery too is that piece of green turf, no bigger than a slop-basin.
The Sketches of Seymour (Illustrated), Part 1.|Robert Seymour

Nearly fill a slop-basin with the boiling element, and place a soup-plate over it.
Cakes & Ale|Edward Spencer

British Dictionary definitions for slop basin

slop basin

noun

a bowl or basin into which the dregs from teacups are emptied at the table

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单词	slop basin
释义	slop basin noun British. a basin or bowl into which the dregs, leaves, and grounds of teacups and coffee cups are emptied at the table. Also called slop bowl . Origin of slop basin First recorded in 1725–35 Words nearby slop basin sloop rig, sloop-rigged, sloot, slop, slop around, slop basin, slop bucket, slop chest, slope, slope culture, sloper Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for slop basin She brushed the heads of the shrimps into the slop-basin with her hand and stood up, evidently offended, from the table. Sally Bishop\|E. Temple Thurston In the middle of the table smoked a large tea-urn, prettily surrounded by silver tea-canisters, a slop-basin, and a milk-jug. Tour in England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826, 1827, 1828 and 1829.\|Hermann Pckler-Muskau He poured out some tea, and drank it, and poured some more into the slop-basin. A Great Man\|Arnold Bennett What a mockery too is that piece of green turf, no bigger than a slop-basin. The Sketches of Seymour (Illustrated), Part 1.\|Robert Seymour Nearly fill a slop-basin with the boiling element, and place a soup-plate over it. Cakes & Ale\|Edward Spencer British Dictionary definitions for slop basin slop basin noun a bowl or basin into which the dregs from teacups are emptied at the table Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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