Aboli,in an improbable costume of oddments from the slop chest and a beard ofunravelled rope, made an impressive Neptune.
There were half a dozen in the bunch: those for the magazine, thearms-lockers, the galley stores and the slop chest, as well as themagazine.
Let them put their marks on the quarter-bill, and give them freshclothing from the slop chest.
Him fella Sati buy 'm slop chest along plantation two tens pounds and one fella pound.
Both garments were of simple cut, undecorated light green, and fashioned of strong, cheap material; they were working clothes from the ship's slop chest, a type of garment much used by both sexes on many planets through many centuries.
This includes ensuring an adequate amount of cash on board, coordinating the ship's payroll (including draws and advances), and managing the ship's slop chest.
It was necessary for him to hit the slop chest for dress uniforms.
I watched Clare trip away down the ladder and across the deck, her hair flying, her slim legs flashing beneath the striped sailor's jumper from the slop chest that made a short dress for her.
Probably the contents of the slop chest here were finer than anything I owned.
That had forced Kharl to purchase a short-sleeved gray shirt from the ship's slop chest at more than he'd wished to spend, but the shirt was well-made and far more comfortable than the heavier winter shirt.