The Nautical Encyclopedia

Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

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Slop Chest

Sea Terms

The place in which the slops are kept on board ship.

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2026 Editor's Note: The slop chest — the ship's company store, wages docked — survives in maritime law (regulated to stop gouging) and in 'slops,' the old word for sailors' ready-made clothes. (Ed: BR 2026-07-08)

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