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dollop

[ dol-uh p ]

/ ˈdɒl əp /

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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.

Origin of dollop

1565–75; compare Icelandic dōlpur fat man, Norwegian (dial.) dolp lump

Words nearby dollop

dollarwise, dolled up, dollface, dollfuss, dollhouse, dollop, dolly, dolly mixture, dolly shot, dolly varden, dolly varden pattern

Example sentences from the Web for dollop

Dessert is a slice of melt-in-your-mouth treacle tart with a dollop of perfectly tart clotted cream.

Join The Mile High (Dining) Club |Allison McNearney |September 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And, of course, the whole shebang can be topped with a dollop of hot cheese.

Classics Get a Cheesy Twist at Fall River Spot |Jane & Michael Stern |May 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He embraced it, like the nickname “Killer,” and he fed the rage with drugs as required: Every audience demanded its dollop.

The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis |Richard Ben Cramer |January 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
To explain this ghostly occurrence, we get a dollop of gossip concerning the recent death of a hated bishop.

The Forgotten Russian: The Genius of Nikolai Leskov |Benjamin Lytal |April 10, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

It will require an all-hands-on-deck effort combining hard work, political savvy, and even a dollop of good luck.

The GOP and Violence Against Women |Michelle Cottle |February 12, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Such a phrase as this might be heard: "What a dollop of fat you have given me!"

Notes and Queries, Number 194, July 16, 1853 |Various
But before Brother Copas could withdraw the plate a dollop of meat had been dumped upon it.

Brother Copas |Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Spike this succulent Sea Rabbit with horseradish or a dollop of sherry, for a change.

The Complete Book of Cheese |Robert Carlton Brown
Then the bows lifted to the first swell, and a dollop of spray flew over them, and rattled against the bridge-screens.

Pincher Martin, O.D. |H. Taprell Dorling
A certain weight of jute, termed a “dollop,” is laid upon the feed cloth for each revolution of the latter.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6 |Various

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