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Date: 1500-1600
Origin: From a Scandinavian language; related to Norwegian dolp 'piece'

dollop

 noun
     
Related topics: Food
dol‧lop [countable] informal
1DF a small amount of soft food, usually dropped from a spoon
dollop of
a dollop of thick cream
2 an amount of something
dollop of
You'll need a big dollop of luck.
—dollop verb [transitive]
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