dollop
[ dol-uh p ]
/ ˈdɒl əp /
noun
a lump or blob of some substance: dollops of mud.
a small quantity: Add a dollop of soda water to the mixture.
verb (used with object)
to dispense in dollops: to dollop whipped cream over the cake.
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Origin of dollop
1565–75; compare Icelandic dōlpur fat man, Norwegian (dial.) dolp lump
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British Dictionary definitions for dollop
dollop
/ (ˈdɒləp) informal /
noun
a semisolid lump
a large serving, esp of food
verb
(tr foll by out) to serve out (food)
Word Origin for dollop
C16: of unknown origin
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Word Origin and History for dollop
dollop
1570s, from East Anglian dialectal dallop "patch, tuft or clump of grass," of uncertain origin. Modern sense of "a lump or glob" is 1812. As a verb, from 1825.
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