slop chest

slop chest

n
(Nautical Terms) a stock of merchandise, such as clothing, tobacco, etc, maintained aboard merchant ships for sale to the crew. Compare small stores
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Noun1.slop chest - commissary maintained aboard merchant ships to sell merchandise to the crew
commissary - a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)
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Him fella Sati buy 'm slop chest along plantation two tens pounds and one fella pound.
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