slop-basin
English
Etymology
slop + basin
Noun
slop-basin (plural slop-basins)
- (dated) 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.
- (Britain) A bowl for receiving the leavings of tea or coffee cups at table[1]
Synonyms
- bedpan
- slop-jar
- slop-bowl
- slop-pail
- chamber pot
- loo
References
- 1897 Universal Dictionary of the English Language, v 4 p 4310.
- https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slop-basin