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slop basin
noun
, British.
- a basin or bowl into which the dregs, leaves, and grounds of teacups and coffee cups are emptied at the table.
slop basin
noun
- a bowl or basin into which the dregs from teacups are emptied at the table
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Word History and Origins
Origin of slop basin1
First recorded in 1725–35
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Example Sentences
But, when I looked down, I saw that she had taken away the good egg and left the bad one—all green and yellow—in the slop basin.
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I suppose that it took an hour and a half to prepare about a slop-basin full of the dried hard sago.
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"I only wanted information," said her brother, as he deposited the salad in question in the slop-basin.
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With a happy inspiration she put her fingers into the slop-basin, and held them up dripping.
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This was done, and in the slop basin they found a letter torn up in small pieces.
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