slop-basin
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Etymology edit
Noun edit
slop-basin (plural slop-basins)
- (dated) A container used for urinating or defecating when it is impossible 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.
- (British) A bowl for receiving the leavings of tea or coffee cups at table[1]
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References edit
- Universal Dictionary of the English Language, volume 4, 1897, page 4310