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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dol-uh p |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɒl əp |
Définition of dollop
Origin :- 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.
- noun lump
- Such a phrase as this might be heard: "What a dollop of fat you have given me!"
- Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 194, July 16, 1853 » by Various
- Said you give him a dollop o' pudding, and it tasted of soap and hair-oil.
- Extract from : « New Treasure Seekers » by E. (Edith) Nesbit
- But before Brother Copas could withdraw the plate a dollop of meat had been dumped upon it.
- Extract from : « Brother Copas » by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
- Then the bows lifted to the first swell, and a dollop of spray flew over them, and rattled against the bridge-screens.
- Extract from : « Pincher Martin, O.D. » by H. Taprell Dorling
- A certain weight of jute, termed a “dollop,” is laid upon the feed cloth for each revolution of the latter.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6 » by Various
- And many such like things she did, though never did they fetch such a dollop of money again.
- Extract from : « The Torch and Other Tales » by Eden Phillpotts
- Crowley grinned at him, poured coffee and then a dollop of Napoleon brandy into it.
- Extract from : « The Common Man » by Guy McCord (AKA Dallas McCord Reynolds)
- Spike this succulent Sea Rabbit with horseradish or a dollop of sherry, for a change.
- Extract from : « The Complete Book of Cheese » by Robert Carlton Brown
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