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dop
1[ dop ]
noun
- a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
D.O.P.
2abbreviation for
, Photography.
dop
/ dɒp /
noun
- a tot or small drink, usually alcoholic
verb
- to fail to reach the required standard in (an examination, course, etc)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dop1
1690–1700; < Dutch: shell, pod, cover
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dop1
Afrikaans
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Example Sentences
But Dop is setting her cap at him in a positively disgraceful manner—even for Dop.
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"It would be a fine thing for Dop if Mr. Hamleigh were to come to the scratch," mused Jack.
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It is applied with oil, and the stones are fixed in a “dop” in much the same way as in the cutting process.
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The sweat-drops ran down into the Dop Doctor's eyes as he remembered that.
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The Dop Doctor could hear that ironical clapping and braying five years off.
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