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
Seyfullah-Turkish
ClaireKLERFrench, English
Shanta-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
Israhel-Biblical Latin
Steele[sti:l]
Hendrikje-Dutch