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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
Example sentences :
  • 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

Antonyms for dollop

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