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slop-basin

noun

Etymology

From slop + basin.

  1. derived from *baccinum✻
  2. derived from bacin
  3. inherited from basyn
  4. compounded as slop-basin — “slop + basin”

Definitions

  1. A container used for urinating or defecating when it is impossible or inconvenient to go…

    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. A bowl for receiving the leavings of tea or coffee cups at table

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA