slop-pail

English

Noun

slop-pail (plural slop-pails)

1. (dated) A container used for urinating or defecating when it is not possible or convenient to use a bathroom or toilet; a bedpan, a chamber pot. Commonly used in hospitals, where it is normally called bedpan. Formerly used in private residences that were without an indoor toilet or bathroom.

Synonyms

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

References

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