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slop bowl

slop bowl

8.2
A bowl for holding kitchen scraps to feed animals like pigs
  • noun
  • /slɑp boʊl/
translation icon : tazón de comida
  • She poured the leftover soup into the slop bowl for the pigs.

Examples

  • After clearing the table, he emptied the scraps into the slop bowl.

  • The old farmhouse kitchen had a large slop bowl by the door.

  • The farmer filled the slop bowl with leftover food.

  • Pigs love to eat from a slop bowl.

  • After clearing the table, he emptied the scraps into the slop bowl.

  • She poured the leftover soup into the slop bowl for the pigs.

  • The farmer filled the slop bowl with leftover food.

Synonyms

bowl
vsslop bowl
370 1.0

A round deep dish with an open top used to hold food or liquid

is used specifically for holding animal feed kitchen scraps or waste

How Big

feed bunk
  • Jargon
6.3
slop pail
  • Archaic
9.6
slop bowl
8.2
bowl
370 1.0
dish
329 1.0

Surface Forms

slop bowl singular
slop bowls plural

Morphology

slop + bowl

The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'slop' (watery kitchen food for animals) with 'bowl' (a dish): a bowl that holds slop. This noun+noun compositional pattern is straightforward and common, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Slop bowl comes from farm life, where slop meant kitchen scraps and bowl was the container for them. People put the scraps in the slop bowl for pigs or for waste, so it means a bowl for 'waste' or 'animal feed'.