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Vienna porcelain, c. 1735 18th-century Chinese porcelain slop bowl. In Europe, a slop bowl, slop basin or waste bowl is one of the components of a traditional tea set.It was used to empty the cold tea and dregs in tea cups before refilling with hot tea, as there were often tea leaves in the bottom of the cups.
Kidney dishes made from stainless steel, cardboard and enamelled iron Stainless-steel kidney dish Stack of disposable pulp kidney dishes, stored in a drawer. A kidney dish (British English) or emesis basin (American English) is a shallow basin with a kidney-shaped base and sloping walls used in medical and surgical wards to receive soiled dressings and other medical waste.
A sink/basin in a bathroom Enamel washbowl and jug Sink in Croatian National Theater in Zagreb, Croatia. A sink (also known as basin in the UK) is a bowl-shaped plumbing fixture for washing hands, dishwashing, and other purposes.
Emesis basin, a kidney-shaped bowl used in hospitals etc. for vomit; Sink, a plumbing fixture; Toilet basin, an alternate name for the bowl (pan) of a flush toilet; Wash basin, a sink or bowl to contain water for cleaning hands and other minor washing Basin stand or washstand, an obsolete piece of furniture to hold a wash basin, jug, towel, etc.
A washstand or basin stand is a piece of furniture consisting of a small table or cabinet, usually supported on three or four legs, and most commonly made of mahogany, walnut, or rosewood, and made for holding a wash basin and water pitcher. The smaller varieties were used for rose-water ablutions, or for hair-powdering.
A 14th-century lavabo as a niche recessed into the side wall of a sanctuary in Amblie, Normandy. A lavabo is a device used to provide water for the washing of hands. It consists normally of a ewer or container of some kind to pour water, and a bowl to catch the water as it falls off the hands.
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Speibecken comes from the German speien ("to spit" but also "to vomit") and Becken ("bowl, basin"). [6] [7] The term also has the meaning of the traditional spittoon, used by tobacco chewers or in dentist's surgeries. [8]