slop bucket
Kitchen scraps receptacle
A slop bucket is a container for liquid waste, kitchen scraps, or other refuse.
Historically it collected dishwater, food scraps, and chamber pot contents before modern plumbing.
On farms, slop buckets held food waste destined for pig feed.
The term can describe any bucket used for dirty or unpleasant liquids, and figuratively suggests something messy, unappetizing, or of poor quality: The cafeteria food looked like it came straight from a slop bucket.
Watery refuse for pigs
- scrapsSmall remaining pieces
- table scrapsLeftover food fragments
- leftoversUneaten food kept afterward
- food wasteDiscarded edible matter
potato skins · mash · bran · whey · skim milk · hogwash · trough · sty
Reject or garbage
- garbageDiscarded waste material
- trashDiscarded worthless material
- rubbishWaste or nonsense
- discardsThings thrown away
leavings · dregs · residue · spoilage · inedible · rotten · stale · putrid
Open-topped carrying vessel
- tubOpen washing basin
- receptacleContainer for items
- binStorage or disposal vessel
- vesselReceptacle for contents
canister · drum · galvanized · handle · lid · carry · haul · pour
Farm's animal enclosure
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- ruralOf the countryside
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
- poultryBirds raised for food
dairy · pasture · farmhand · husbandry · chores · milking · feeding time · henhouse
Decomposable natural refuse
- food scrapsDiscarded edible remnants
- peelingsRemoved outer layers
- decomposeBreak into simpler parts
- rotOrganic breakdown process
ferment · biodegradable · nutrients · soil amendment · fertilizer · mulch · humus · worms
swill
Watery refuse for pigs
- scrapsSmall remaining pieces
- table scrapsLeftover food fragments
- leftoversUneaten food kept afterward
food waste · potato skins · mash · bran · whey · skim milk · hogwash · trough · sty · hog farm
refuse
Reject or garbage
discards · leavings · dregs · residue · spoilage · inedible · rotten · stale · putrid · rank
pail
Open-topped carrying vessel
- tubOpen washing basin
- receptacleContainer for items
- binStorage or disposal vessel
vessel · canister · drum · galvanized · handle · lid · carry · haul · pour · empty
barnyard
Farm's animal enclosure
poultry · dairy · pasture · farmhand · husbandry · chores · milking · feeding time · henhouse · stable
organic waste
Decomposable natural refuse
- food scrapsDiscarded edible remnants
- peelingsRemoved outer layers
- decomposeBreak into simpler parts
rot · ferment · biodegradable · nutrients · soil amendment · fertilizer · mulch · humus · worms · microorganisms
- bucketspail, milk pail
- historical sanitationcesspit, cesspool, chamber pot, latrine, outhouse
- basinswash basin, washbasin, hand basin, bowl, river basin
- outhousesouthouse, privy, latrine, pit toilet, backhouse
- antique vesselsamphora, urn, crock, jug, pitcher
- outdoor containerspail, trough, bin, tub, barrel
slop bucketserving bowl
Dish for shared portions
punch bowl · tureen · soup tureen · crystal decanter · champagne bucket
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