slop bowl in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for slop bowl in the English»French Dictionary

I.slop [Brit slɒp, Am slɑp] N

III.slop <pres part slopping; pret, pp slopped> [Brit slɒp, Am slɑp] VB trans

IV.slop <pres part slopping; pret, pp slopped> [Brit slɒp, Am slɑp] VB intr a. slop over

I.bowl [Brit bəʊl, Am boʊl] N

II.bowl [Brit bəʊl, Am boʊl] VB trans

3. bowl Brit SPORTS → bowl out

III.bowl [Brit bəʊl, Am boʊl] VB intr

See also bowl out

slop bowl in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for slop bowl in the English»French Dictionary

I.slop <-pp-> [slɒp, Am slɑ:p] VB trans inf (spill)

II.slop <-pp-> [slɒp, Am slɑ:p] VB intr inf (spill out)

III.slop <-pp-> [slɒp, Am slɑ:p] N pl slops

Bowl [bəʊl, Am boʊl] N Am (building)

I.bowl2 [bəʊl, Am boʊl] SPORTS N

II.bowl2 [bəʊl, Am boʊl] SPORTS VB intr

III.bowl2 [bəʊl, Am boʊl] SPORTS VB trans

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Earlier uses may have included emptying undrunk cold tea into the slop bowl before refilling the cup with fresh, hot tea.
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In modern times, the slop bowl is used to hold the discarded hot water that was used to warm the teapot.
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Tea sets came a bit later, usually featuring creamers, sugar bowls, and slop bowls.
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