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dop

1

[ dop ]

noun

  1. a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.


D.O.P.

2

abbreviation for

, Photography.

dop

/ dɒp /

noun

  1. a tot or small drink, usually alcoholic


verb

  1. to fail to reach the required standard in (an examination, course, etc)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dop1

1690–1700; < Dutch: shell, pod, cover

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dop1

Afrikaans

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Example Sentences

But Dop is setting her cap at him in a positively disgraceful manner—even for Dop.

"It would be a fine thing for Dop if Mr. Hamleigh were to come to the scratch," mused Jack.

It is applied with oil, and the stones are fixed in a “dop” in much the same way as in the cutting process.

The sweat-drops ran down into the Dop Doctor's eyes as he remembered that.

The Dop Doctor could hear that ironical clapping and braying five years off.

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