slop-basin

Meaning

Noun

• 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.
• A bowl for receiving the leavings of tea or coffee cups at table

Related

Similar words

• bedpan
• slop-jar
• slop-bowl
• slop-pail
• chamber pot
• loo

Origin

• slop + basin