slopshop

[ slop-shop ]

noun

1. a store at which cheap, ready-made clothing may be purchased.

Word History and Origins

Origin of slopshop¹

First recorded in 1715–25; slop ² + shop

Example Sentences

So that as soon as my comrade was decently array'd at the first slopshop we came to, 'twas high time to seek an inn.

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