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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSlop-bucket
/ˈslɒpˌbʌk.ɪt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A bucket or pail used for holding liquid refuse, kitchen swill, or waste food intended for pigs.
"He carried the heavy slop-bucket across the farmyard to feed the pigs." - 2
A receptacle used historically for emptying chamber pots or other household wastewater.
"The servant emptied the slop-bucket into the outdoor drain every morning."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'slop', originating from Middle English meaning liquid mud, semi-liquid food, or waste water (derived from Old English 'sloppe' or Germanic roots), and 'bucket', from Anglo-Norman 'buquet' meaning a tub or container. First recorded in historical English dialects during the early modern era, it originally designated a vessel used for carrying liquid kitchen refuse or animal feed.
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seau à purin
Transliteration: so a py.ʁɛ̃
"Il a vidé le seau à purin dans la cour."
Futterkübel
Transliteration: ˈfʊtɐˌkyːbl̩
"Der Bauer trug den Futterkübel zu den Schweinen."
secchio per gli scarti
Transliteration: ˈsɛk.kjo per ʎʎi ˈskar.ti
"Ha riempito il secchio per gli scarti con gli avanzi di cucina."
cubo de basura
Transliteration: ˈku.βo ðe βaˈsu.ɾa
"Vació el cubo de basura en el patio trasero."
balde de lavagem
Transliteration: ˈbaw.dʒi dʒi la.vaˈʒẽj̃
"Ele levou o balde de lavagem para os porcos."
जूठन की बाल्टी
Transliteration: jūṭhan kī bāṭī
"किसान ने जूठन की बाल्टी सूअरों के सामने रख दी।"
泔水桶
Transliteration: gān shuǐ tǒng
"农夫提着泔水桶去喂猪。"
여물통
Transliteration: yeomultong
"그는 돼지들에게 줄 여물통을 들고 갔다."
肥桶
Transliteration: koetoke
"農夫は肥桶を持って豚小屋へ行った。"
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