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/slɒps/
Noun
Loose trousers.
Usage- Obsolete
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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.
A pair of slops.
Sailors’ breeches ending just below the knees or above the ankles, worn mainly in XVIII century.
Usage- Historical
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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.
Clothing and bedding issued to sailors.
Usage- Dated
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Noun
wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
cheap clothing (as formerly issued to sailors in Britain)