slops
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noun (English)
1. (obsolete) Loose trousers.Examples: "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."obsoletepluralplural-only
2. (nautical, historical) Sailors’ breeches ending just below the knees or above the ankles, worn mainly in XVIII century.Examples: "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."Synonyms: open-kneed breecheshistoricalpluralplural-only
3. (nautical, dated) Clothing and bedding issued to sailors.datedpluralplural-only
4. (South Africa) plural of slop (“rubber thong sandals”)Synonyms: list in flip-flopSouth-Africaform-ofpluralplural-only
Definition source: Wiktionary