dollop

(däləp)

noun

  1. a soft mass or blob, as of some food; lump
  2. a small quantity of liquid; splash, jigger, dash, etc.
  3. 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
  1. A large lump or portion of a solid matter: a dollop of ice cream.
  2. A small quantity or splash of a liquid: a dollop of whiskey.
  3. 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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