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dollop
(däl′əp)
noun
- a soft mass or blob, as of some food; lump
- a small quantity of liquid; splash, jigger, dash, etc.
- a measure or amount: a dollop of wit
Origin: < ? ON dolp, small dangling ball
transitive verb
to put or give out in dollops
See dollop in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A large lump or portion of a solid matter: a dollop of ice cream.
- A small quantity or splash of a liquid: a dollop of whiskey.
- A modicum; a bit: not a dollop of truth to the story.
Origin:
Origin: Earlier tuft, clump
Origin: ; perhaps akin to Norwegian dolp, lump
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