slop-pail

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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Meanings

nounslop-pail (plural slop-pails)

plural slop-pails

  1. datedA 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.

    Synonyms: bedpan, slop-jar, slop-basin, slop-bowl, chamber pot, loo

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
bedpanslop-jarslop-basinslop-bowlchamber potloo
Also see
slop-basinslop-bowlslop-jar
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APA

slop-pail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slop-pail

MLA

“slop-pail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slop-pail. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slop-pail,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slop-pail.

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