• Slop-pail

    Full definition of slop-pail

    Noun

    slop-pail

    (plural slop-pails)
    1. (dated) 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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