Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SLOP, n.1 Also slope, and derivs. slopie, slopo. A kind of loose-fitting jacket or tunic, gen. of coarse linen, formerly worn by field-workers or fisherman (ne. and em.Sc. (a) 1970); a short buttoned tunic, variously described as in quots.; an oilskin sleeved smock (Bnff. 1914, slopie). Comb. slopie jacket, a dungaree jacket (Abd. 1970). Also in dial. or colloq. Eng. [slop]n.Sc. 1891 A. Gordon Carglen 83:
A smart tight-fitting article of dress, known as a ‘slope', and constituting a sort of cross between a sleeved waistcoat and an ordinary jacket, only made of white or striped unbleached linen.Per. 1912 Scotsman (26 Jan.):
[The] field-worker's overshirt or blouse is known in Perthshire as “slope”, and is very similar in shape to the present fashionable or Roumanian blouse.Abd. 1951 Buchan Observer (12 June):
A coarse linen “slope” tucked into the waist band of his trousers.
