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slop sink

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noun
a deep sink for emptying slop pails and the like.
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Origin of slop sink

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby slop sink

slop pail, sloppy, Sloppy Joe, Sloppy Joe's, slopshop, slop sink, slopwork, slorm, slosh, sloshed, sloshy
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How to use slop sink in a sentence

  • Get over there in that corner and dig a slop-sink; you hear me?

    The Snow-Burner|Henry Oyen

  • The use of the water-closet as a slop sink is not only legitimate but desirable.

    Convenient Houses|Louis Henry Gibson

  • Put in a slop sink, and give it a trapped connection with the vault or sewer.

    Convenient Houses|Louis Henry Gibson
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