Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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†SLOAP, n. A lazy, slovenly, tawdry person, esp. of a woman, a slattern (Slg. 1825 Jam.).
[Poss. a variant spelling of Eng. slop, dregs, to splash about, untidy, be slipshod. Cf. Yks. dial. slop, a sloven, and Slap, n.3, 2.]
