dop
dop · dops
A diving birdA diving bird.
UK/dɒp/US/dɑp/
Meaning
5 sensesA diving bird.
(South Africa, slang). A drink.
Let's go to the bar for a dop.
(South Africa, slang)An imprecise measure of alcohol; a dash.
Give me a dop of brandy.
A little copper cup in which a diamond is held while being cut.
(obsolete)A dip; a low courtesy.
Origin
From Middle English doppe, from Old English *doppa (“dipper”) (compare dīepan), as in OldFrom Middle English doppe, from Old English *doppa (“dipper”) (compare dīepan), as in Old English dūfedoppa (“pelican”).
From Dutch dop, from Middle Dutch dop, dup, doppe, from Old Dutch *dopp, *dupp, from Proto-West Germanic *dupp, from Proto-Germanic *duppaz (“hollow, shell, bowl”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Dop (“shell, pod, bowl”), German Topf (“pot”).
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