slop bowl



slop bowl

dated A bowl or other receptacle into which the dregs and leftovers of tea or coffee are collected from drinkers' cups (i.e., so that they may be refilled with a fresh drink). Tabitha, will you please come take the slop bowl away and empty it? It's becoming conspicuously full.
See also: bowl, slop

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PaavaliPAH:-vah-leeFinnish
JosemarÍA-Spanish
Myrtle['mə:tl]
RocÍOro-THEE-o (Spanish), ro-SEE-o (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Haris (1)-Bosnian, Urdu, Arabic
Adetokunbo-Western African, Yoruba