All the cold water the animal will drink should be allowed, but feed must be withheld, except bran slops occasionally in small quantities, or grass, if in season, which may be cut and carried fresh to the patient.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
Next day he rode up to the mine, and found its owner in workman's slops just stepping from the cage.
"Brand Blotters"
William MacLeod Raine
Disguised though he was in cheap slops, she judged him a man of parts.
"Brand Blotters"
William MacLeod Raine