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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.]
   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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   Mean and weak drink or liquid food; -- usually in the plural.
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   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.]
   To cause to overflow, as a liquid, by the motion of the vessel containing it; to spill.
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   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.]
   Any kind of outer garment made of linen or cotton, as a night dress, or a smock frock. [Obs.]
   Halliwell.
   
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   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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   pl. Ready-made clothes; also, among seamen, clothing, bedding, and other furnishings.
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