slop-basin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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

Word forms

slop-basin slop-basins

Etymology

From slop + basin.

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