slop-basin

== English == === Etymology === From slop +‎ basin. === Noun === slop-basin (plural slop-basins) (dated) A container used for urinating or defecating when it is impossible or inconvenient to go to a bathroom or toilet; a bedpan, a chamber pot. Commonly used in hospitals, where it is normally called bedpan. Formerly used in private residences, particularly those without an indoor toilet or bathroom. (UK) A bowl for receiving the leavings of tea or coffee cups at table ==== Synonyms ==== bedpan slop-jar slop-bowl slop-pail chamber pot loo === References === Universal Dictionary of the English Language, volume 4, 1897, page 4310