slop chest

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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [slop chest]
- /slɒp tʃɛst/
- /slɒp tʃest/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [slop chest]
- /slɒp tʃɛst/

Definitions of slop chest words

noun slop chest a supply of clothing, boots, tobacco, and other personal goods for sale to the crew of a ship during a voyage. 1
noun slop chest (formerly) a chest containing this supply. 1
noun slop chest a stock of merchandise, such as clothing, tobacco, etc, maintained aboard merchant ships for sale to the crew 0

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Origin of slop chest

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40

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Parts of speech for Slop chest

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Slop chest

slop chest popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% 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 chest usage trend in Literature

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