slop-bowl
Part of a traditional tea set, used to empty the cold tea and dregs in tea cups before…Part of a traditional tea set, used to empty the cold tea and dregs in tea cups before refilling with hot tea. Usually pottery or silver.
Meaning
3 sensesPart of a traditional tea set, used to empty the cold tea and dregs in tea cups before refilling with hot tea. Usually pottery or silver.
(dated)A container used for urinating or defecating when it is not possible 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.
(dated)A large teacup, used especially at breakfast time
Origin
From slop + bowl.From slop + bowl.
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Forms
plural: slop-bowls| Singular | slop-bowl |
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