Slops

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

(obsolete) Loose trousers..

Definitions by Sense

1. (obsolete) Loose trousers.
2. (nautical, historical) Sailors’ breeches ending just below the knees or above the ankles, worn mainly in XVIII century.
3. (nautical, dated) Clothing and bedding issued to sailors.
4. (South Africa) plural of slop (“rubber thong sandals”)
5. plural of slop (“scraps fed to animals; household wastewater”)
6. third-person singular simple present indicative of slop

Example Sentences

Chrysippus said that some Philosophers would in open view of all men shew a dozen of tumbling-tricks, yea, without any slops or breeches, for a dozen of olives.

A pair of slops.

The original "slops" were voluminous breeches of about knee length, reminiscent of 17th century "petticoat breeches", worn with stockings; these continue to be depicted as late as 1790s, but trousers, first introduced as slop-clothing in 1720s, were more functional and more popular.

I don't mind slopping the hogs, but I don't like the stench of the slops.

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