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slop bucket

slop buck·et
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [slop buhk-it]
    • /slɒp ˈbʌk ɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [slop buhk-it]
    • /slɒp ˈbʌk ɪt/

Definitions of slop bucket words

  • noun slop bucket slop pail. 1
  • noun slop bucket a bucket that food scraps and peelings are put into 0
  • noun slop bucket a bucket that is used for collecting waste water from washbasins, or from chamber pots (ceramic pots used overnight in bedrooms, in place of a toilet) 0
  • noun slop bucket a bucket containing food scraps and peelings, to be fed to livestock, esp pigs 0

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Origin of slop bucket

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Slop bucket

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

slop bucket popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

slop bucket usage trend in Literature

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