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Etymology 1
Noun
slops pl (plural only)
- (obsolete) Loose trousers.
1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes , book II, London: Val Simmes for Edward Blount , →OCLC:Chrysippus said that some Philosophers would in open view of all men shew a dozen of tumbling-tricks, yea, without any slops or breeches, for a dozen of olives.
- (nautical, historical) Sailors’ breeches ending just below the knees or above the ankles, worn mainly in XVIII century.
- Synonym: open-kneed breeches
2012, Philip Haythornthwaite, Nelson's navy, page 26:The original "slops" were voluminous breeches of about knee length, reminiscent of 17th century "petticoat breeches", worn with stockings; these continue to be depicted as late as 1790s, but trousers, first introduced as slop-clothing in 1720s, were more functional and more popular.
- (nautical, dated) Clothing and bedding issued to sailors.
- (South Africa) plural of slop (“rubber thong sandals”)
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Etymology 2
Noun
slops
- plural of slop (“scraps fed to animals; household wastewater”)
I don't mind slopping the hogs, but I don't like the stench of the slops.
Verb
slops
- third-person singular simple present indicative of slop
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