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Slops

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    Loose trousers. obsolete, plural, plural-only

    "Chrysippus said that some Philosophers would in open view of all men shew a dozen of tumbling-tricks, yea, without any slops or breeches, for a dozen of olives."

  2. 2
    plural of slop (“scraps fed to animals; household wastewater”) form-of, plural

    "I don't mind slopping the hogs, but I don't like the stench of the slops."

  3. 3
    cheap clothing (as formerly issued to sailors in Britain) wordnet
  4. 4
    Sailors’ breeches ending just below the knees or above the ankles, worn mainly in XVIII century. historical, plural, plural-only

    "The original "slops" were voluminous breeches of about knee length, reminiscent of 17th century "petticoat breeches", worn with stockings; these continue to be depicted as late as 1790s, but trousers, first introduced as slop-clothing in 1720s, were more functional and more popular."

  5. 5
    wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk wordnet
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  1. 6
    Clothing and bedding issued to sailors. dated, plural, plural-only
  2. 7
    plural of slop (“rubber thong sandals”) South-Africa, form-of, plural, plural-only
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of slop form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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