slop basin

slop basin

n (Cookery) a bowl or basin into which the dregs from teacups are emptied at the table

Slop bowl

A table dish used to collect inedible parts of the meal. It is not clear that slop bowls were ever very popular.

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slop basin - a bowl into which the dregs of teacups and coffee cups are emptied at the tableslop bowlbowl - a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foodsBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

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