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Pronunciation : Slop
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. sloppe a pool; akin to As. sloppe, slyppe, the sloppy droppings of a cow; cf. AS. sl to slip, and E. slip, v.i. Cf. Cowslip.]
Definition : 1. Water or other liquid carelessly spilled or thrown aboyt, as upon a table or a floor; a puddle; a soiled spot.

2. Mean and weak drink or liquid food; -- usually in the plural.

3. pl.

Defn: Dirty water; water in which anything has been washed or rinsed; water from wash-bowls, etc. Slop basin, or Slop bowl, a basin or bowl for holding slops, especially for receiving the rinsings of tea or coffee cups at the table. -- Slop molding (Brickmaking), a process of manufacture in which the brick is carried to the drying ground in a wet mold instead of on a pallet.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Slop
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To cause to overflow, as a liquid, by the motion of the vessel containing it; to spill.

2. To spill liquid upon; to soil with a liquid spilled.

t. [imp. & p. p. Slopped; p. pr. & vb. n. Slopping.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Slop
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To overflow or be spilled as a liquid, by the motion of the vessel containing it; -- often with over.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Slop
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. slop a frock or over-garment, fr. sl to slip, to slide; akin to Icel sloppr a thin garment; cf. OHG. slouf a garment. Cf. Slip, v. i.]
Definition : 1. Any kind of outer garment made of linen or cotton, as a night dress, or a smock frock. [Obs.] Halliwell.

2. A loose lower garment; loose breeches; chiefly used in the plural. "A pair of slops." Sir P. Sidney. There's a French salutation to your French slop. Shak.

3. pl.

Defn: Ready-made clothes; also, among seamen, clothing, bedding, and other furnishings.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913