slop chest

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Noun slop chest has 1 sense

slop chest - commissary maintained aboard merchant ships to sell merchandise to the crew
--₁ is a kind of commissary

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Slop Chest

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: 1. A small store on a ship that sells everyday items like clothing, toiletries, and tobacco to the crew.

Sample Sentence: The sailors on the ship bought fresh socks and toothpaste from the slop chest.

Sense: 2. A store within a mining or logging camp that sells various supplies and provisions.

Sample Sentence: The gold miners visited the slop chest to buy tools and food.

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