slop chest

noun

a supply of clothing, boots, tobacco, and other personal goods for sale to the crew of a ship during a voyage.

(formerly) a chest containing this supply.

Origin of slop chest

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby slop chest

sloot, slop, slop around, slop basin, slop bucket, slop chest, slope, slope culture, sloper, slop jar, slop out

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Example sentences from the Web for slop chest

Rainey had found mittens in the schooner's slop-chest, and he was glad of them at the wheel.
A Man to His Mate|J. Allan Dunn
Johnson, it seems, bought a suit of oilskins from the slop-chest and found them to be of greatly inferior quality.
The Sea-Wolf|Jack London
I got out a heavy shirt, new from the slop-chest and made from blanket goods.
The Sea-Wolf|Jack London
We still keep our old quarters, and she has bedded the new-comers in the big after-room with blankets issued from the slop-chest.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore|Jack London

One thing she did appreciate though, and that was the Windwards slop-chest tobacco.
Through Arctic Lapland|Cutcliffe Hyne

British Dictionary definitions for slop chest

slop chest

noun

a stock of merchandise, such as clothing, tobacco, etc, maintained aboard merchant ships for sale to the crewCompare small stores

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单词	slop chest
释义	slop chest noun a supply of clothing, boots, tobacco, and other personal goods for sale to the crew of a ship during a voyage. (formerly) a chest containing this supply. Origin of slop chest First recorded in 1830–40 Words nearby slop chest sloot, slop, slop around, slop basin, slop bucket, slop chest, slope, slope culture, sloper, slop jar, slop out Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for slop chest Rainey had found mittens in the schooner's slop-chest, and he was glad of them at the wheel. A Man to His Mate\|J. Allan Dunn Johnson, it seems, bought a suit of oilskins from the slop-chest and found them to be of greatly inferior quality. The Sea-Wolf\|Jack London I got out a heavy shirt, new from the slop-chest and made from blanket goods. The Sea-Wolf\|Jack London We still keep our old quarters, and she has bedded the new-comers in the big after-room with blankets issued from the slop-chest. The Mutiny of the Elsinore\|Jack London One thing she did appreciate though, and that was the Windwards slop-chest tobacco. Through Arctic Lapland\|Cutcliffe Hyne British Dictionary definitions for slop chest slop chest noun a stock of merchandise, such as clothing, tobacco, etc, maintained aboard merchant ships for sale to the crewCompare small stores 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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