slop
pronunciation
How to pronounce slop in British English:
UK [slɒp]
How to pronounce slop in American English:
US [slɑːp]
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- Noun:
- wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
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- Verb:
- cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
- walk through mud or mire
- ladle clumsily
- feed pigs
Word Origin
- slop
- slop: see slip
- slop (n.)
- c. 1400, "mudhole," probably from Old English -sloppe "dung" (in plant name cusloppe, literally "cow dung"), related to slyppe "slime" (see slip (v.)). Meaning "semiliquid food" first recorded 1650s; that of "refuse liquid of any kind, household liquid waste" (usually slops) is from 1815. Meaning "affected or sentimental material" is from 1866.
- slop (n.2)
- late 14c., "loose outer garment," probably from Middle Dutch slop, of uncertain origin, corresponding to words in Old Norse and perhaps in Old English. Sense extended generally to "clothing, ready-made clothing" (1660s), usually in plural slops. Hence, also, slop-shop "shop where ready-made clothes are sold" (1723).
- slop (v.)
- "to spill carelessly" (transitive), 1550s, from slop (n.1). Intransitive sense from 1746. Related: Slopped; slopping.
Example
- 1. Oh , joy . It seems the pig slop has brought out the rodent .
- 2. Precipitation , especially the persistent rain , lowers the slop stability .
- 3. Corn makes slop for captives , plus beer and sea rations for pirates .
- 4. I had to slop through the rain .
- 5. Do it and you 'll get dibs on my slop for the rest of my life .