gollop

verb

to eat or drink (something) quickly or greedily

Derived Formsgolloper, noun

Word Origin

dialect variant of gulp

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Examples from the Web for gollop

Historical Examples

And then Mr. Gollop sat up and grinned with the culminating joy of the morning!
Mixed Faces
Roy Norton
Gollop sometimes assumed that prodigious seriousness when about to pass out specimens of his best humor.
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Roy Norton
"I hope you remember me too, Mr. Gollop," she said, after he had automatically shaken hands with her mother.
Mixed Faces
Roy Norton
At the end of four days, Mr. Gollop, making the excuse of urgent business, entrained for New York.
Mixed Faces
Roy Norton
Tell her Mr. Gollop has gone—called away hurriedly; just in time to catch a train; no time to pack.
Mixed Faces
Roy Norton

gollop

Word Origin

Examples from the Web for gollop

Historical Examples

And then Mr. Gollop sat up and grinned with the culminating joy of the morning!

Gollop sometimes assumed that prodigious seriousness when about to pass out specimens of his best humor.

"I hope you remember me too, Mr. Gollop," she said, after he had automatically shaken hands with her mother.

At the end of four days, Mr. Gollop, making the excuse of urgent business, entrained for New York.

Tell her Mr. Gollop has gone—called away hurriedly; just in time to catch a train; no time to pack.