mug vs slop-bowl

mug

noun
  • A large cup for beverages, usually having a handle and used without a saucer. 

  • A stupid or contemptible person. 

  • A gullible or easily-cheated person. 

  • The face. 

  • A criminal. 

  • Motherfucker (usually in similes, e.g. "like a mug" or "as a mug") 

verb
  • To assault for the purpose of robbery. 

  • To photograph for identification; to take a mug shot. 

  • To exaggerate a facial expression for communicative emphasis; to make a face, to pose, as for photographs or in a performance, in an exaggerated or affected manner. 

  • To learn or review a subject as much as possible in a short time; cram. 

adj
  • Uninteresting or unpleasant. 

slop-bowl

noun
  • Part of a traditional tea set, used to empty the cold tea and dregs in tea cups before refilling with hot tea. Usually pottery or silver. 

How often have the words mug and slop-bowl occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )