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Offline celia

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What on earth did he sell?
« on: Tuesday 09 August 05 17:19 BST (UK) »
The other day i was going through a liverpool directory.The traders page. I found a "slop sellers" what kind of slop did the slop sellers sell.Dont know if  realy want to know ;D

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Re: What on earth did he sell?
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 09 August 05 17:31 BST (UK) »
It's OK Celia, it's not what you were thinking ;D
Slopseller  1) Slopshop keeper - readymade clothes 2) Basket seller 
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Re: What on earth did he sell?
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 09 August 05 18:38 BST (UK) »
Well i would never have associated a slopseller with clothes in a million years.This was in liverpool where did that word come from and where did it go?

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Re: What on earth did he sell?
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 09 August 05 18:39 BST (UK) »
My old Dad always wore a slop in the garden, and the dairymen always wore a white slop.
Beard Voyce, Scrivens in Worcestershire

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Re: What on earth did he sell?
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 13 August 05 19:59 BST (UK) »
My husband is in the Royal Navy, they go to "Slops" for extra bits of kit
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Re: What on earth did he sell?
« Reply #5 on: Monday 05 December 05 03:49 GMT (UK) »
I have a reference to boots, referred to as " a slop article".
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Re: What on earth did he sell?
« Reply #6 on: Monday 05 December 05 20:26 GMT (UK) »
I understood slops were the clothes issued by the Purser in the 18th/19th century navy.
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Re: What on earth did he sell?
« Reply #7 on: Monday 05 December 05 20:33 GMT (UK) »
Hi

Just to make you all feel ill:

Slopseller: Human urine buyer/seller in the alum trade's 'slopshops'.
                  Sometimes a seller of old clothes - 'sloppy clothing'

From: A dictionary of old trades, titles and occupations, Colin Waters

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Re: What on earth did he sell?
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 24 December 05 05:46 GMT (UK) »
And just for the record,M.N ship's,deep sea,long trip's or tramping,carried Slop chest's of new ,cheap clothing sometime's useful cast off's.Used for really mucky job's,or just to get you ashore to the nearest 'hostelry',or bespoke tailor!!
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