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slop-pail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
slop--pail
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A container used for urinating or defecating when it is not possible or convenient to use a bathroom or toilet; a bedpan, a chamber pot. Commonly used in hospitals, where it is normally called bedpan. Formerly used in private residences that were without an indoor toilet or bathroom.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

slop-pails (plural)

Synonyms

bedpan slop-jar slop-basin slop-bowl chamber pot loo

Questions

What does slop-pail mean?
A container used for urinating or defecating when it is not possible or convenient to use a bathroom or toilet; a bedpan, a chamber pot. Commonly used in hospitals, where it is normally called bedpan. Formerly used in private residences that were without an indoor toilet or bathroom.

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