Slops (Noun)
Meaning 1
Cheap clothing (as formerly issued to sailors in Britain).
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The charity shop was filled with cheap clothing, reminiscent of the slops once issued to sailors in Britain.
- Sailors of old would often wear slops as their everyday attire on long voyages at sea.
- During the 19th century, sailors' slops typically consisted of a striped or plain white shirt, along with loose-fitting trousers.
- At the second-hand store, one could still find slops, old sailor uniforms now relegated to cheap work clothes.
- Before more practical and modern uniforms were adopted, British sailors had to wear the functional but ill-fitting slops for their daily duties.