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• Slop bowl — Slop Slop, n. [OE. sloppe a pool; akin to As. sloppe, slyppe, the sloppy droppings of a cow; cf. AS. sl?pan to slip, and E. slip, v.i. Cf. {Cowslip}.] 1. Water or other liquid carelessly spilled or thrown aboyt, as upon a table or a floor; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Slop molding — Slop Slop, n. [OE. sloppe a pool; akin to As. sloppe, slyppe, the sloppy droppings of a cow; cf. AS. sl?pan to slip, and E. slip, v.i. Cf. {Cowslip}.] 1. Water or other liquid carelessly spilled or thrown aboyt, as upon a table or a floor; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• fletton — ˈfletən noun ( s) Etymology: from Fletton, urban district in Huntingdonshire, England, center of the brickmaking industry employing this process : a yellowish red brick made by compressing moist ground clay in a steel mold …   Useful english dictionary

• unsoil — “+ verb Etymology: un (II) + soil, n. transitive verb : to strip the top layer of soil or mold from intransitive verb : to remove the soil (as in opening a deposit of clay for brickmaking) …   Useful english dictionary