English Explanatory Dictionary

slop-pail

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A container used for urinating or defecating when it is not possible or convenient to use a bathroom or toilet; a bedpan, a chamber pot. Commonly used in hospitals, where it is normally called bedpan. Formerly used in private residences that were without an indoor toilet or bathroom.

Word forms

slop-pail slop-pails

Synonyms

bedpan slop-jar slop-basin slop-bowl chamber pot loo
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