slop-basin

English

Etymology

From slop +‎ basin.

Noun

slop-basin (plural slop-basins)

1. (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.
2. (British) A bowl for receiving the leavings of tea or coffee cups at table

Synonyms

• bedpan
• slop-jar
• slop-bowl
• slop-pail
• chamber pot
• loo

References

• Universal Dictionary of the English Language, volume 4, 1897, page 4310