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[[t]slɒp[/t]]

v. slopped, slop•ping, n.

1) to spill or splash (liquid)

2) to spill liquid upon

3) ahb. to feed slop to (pigs or other livestock)

4) to spill or splash liquid:

children slopping about in a puddle[/ex]

5) (of liquid) to spill or splash out of a container (usu. fol. by over)

6) to walk or go through mud, slush, or water

7) inf to be unduly effusive (usu. fol. by over)

8) ahb. bran from bolted cornmeal mixed with an equal part of water and used as a feed for livestock

9) Often, slops

the dirty water or liquid refuse of a household

10) unappetizing food

11) liquid mud

12) gushing language or writing

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Etymology: 1350–1400; ME sloppe (n.), OE -sloppe (in cūsloppe cowslip, lit., cow slime) II

slop

[[t]slɒp[/t]] n.

1) clo slops

a) navig. clothing, bedding, etc., supplied to sailors from the ship's stores

b) cheap, ready-made clothing in general

c) navig. short, baggy trousers, worn by men, esp. sailors, in the 16th and 17th centuries

2) clo a loose-fitting overgarment, as a tunic or smock

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Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE -slop (in oferslop overgarment)