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slop basin

noun

, British.
  1. a basin or bowl into which the dregs, leaves, and grounds of teacups and coffee cups are emptied at the table.


slop basin

noun

  1. a bowl or basin into which the dregs from teacups are emptied at the table
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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.

I suppose that it took an hour and a half to prepare about a slop-basin full of the dried hard sago.

"I only wanted information," said her brother, as he deposited the salad in question in the slop-basin.

With a happy inspiration she put her fingers into the slop-basin, and held them up dripping.

This was done, and in the slop basin they found a letter torn up in small pieces.

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