slop chest

/slɑp tʃɛst/
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Other forms: slop chests

Definitions of slop chest
  1. noun
    commissary maintained aboard merchant ships to sell merchandise to the crew
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    type of:
    commissary
    a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)
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