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slop pail
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noun
a pail for conveying slop in feeding livestock, especially pigs.
a pail into which household slop is collected for disposal.
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Also called slop bucket.
Origin of slop pail
First recorded in 1860â65
Words nearby slop pail
slope culture, sloper, slop jar, slop out, slop-over, slop pail, sloppy, Sloppy Joe, Sloppy Joe's, slopshop, slop sink
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