slop jar

noun

1. a large jar or pail for collecting household slop for disposal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of slop jar¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

Wash the slop jar and chamber with the cleaning substance or soap and the stiff brush.

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We were back in the land of pitcher and bowl and slop jar, and brushing your teeth from a tumbler.

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She lighted the candle and dropped the burnt match in the tin pail that served as slop jar.

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Then I dropped the vinaigrette in the slop-jar and jumped down from the wash-stand.

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