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dol⋅lop

  [dol-uhp]
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–noun
1. a lump or blob of some substance: dollops of mud.
2. a small quantity: Add a dollop of soda water to the mixture.
–verb (used with object)
3. to dispense in dollops: to dollop whipped cream over the cake.
Origin:
1565–75; cf. Icel dōlpur fat man, Norw (dial.) dolp lump
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dol·lop   (dŏl'əp)   
n.  

  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.


[Earlier tuft, clump; perhaps akin to Norwegian dolp, lump.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

dollop 
1573, from E. Anglian dial. dallop "patch, tuft or clump of grass," of uncertain origin. Modern sense of "a lump or glob" is 1812.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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