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    Slop (?), n. [OE. sloppe a pool; akin to As. sloppe, slyppe, the sloppy droppings of a cow; cf. AS. slpan to slip, and E. slip, v.i.  Cf. Cowslip.]
    1. Water or other liquid carelessly spilled or thrown aboyt, as upon a table or a floor; a puddle; a soiled spot.

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    2. Mean and weak drink or liquid food; -- usually in the plural.

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    3. pl. Dirty water; water in which anything has been washed or rinsed; water from wash-bowls, etc.

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    Slop basin, or Slop bowl, a basin or bowl for holding slops, especially for receiving the rinsings of tea or coffee cups at the table. -- Slop molding (Brickmaking), a process of manufacture in which the brick is carried to the drying ground in a wet mold instead of on a pallet.

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    Slop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slopped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Slopping.]
    1. To cause to overflow, as a liquid, by the motion of the vessel containing it; to spill.

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    2. To spill liquid upon; to soil with a liquid spilled.

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    Slop, v. i. To overflow or be spilled as a liquid, by the motion of the vessel containing it; -- often with over.

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    Slop, n. [AS. slop a frock or over-garment, fr. slpan to slip, to slide; akin to Icel. sloppr a thin garment; cf. OHG. slouf a garment.  Cf. Slip, v. i.]
    1. Any kind of outer garment made of linen or cotton, as a night dress, or a smock frock. [Obs.] Halliwell.

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    2. A loose lower garment; loose breeches; chiefly used in the plural. “A pair of slops.” Sir P. Sidney.

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    There's a French salutation to your French slop. Shak.

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    3. pl. Ready-made clothes; also, among seamen, clothing, bedding, and other furnishings.

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