dop.
A diving bird.
Meaning & usage
A diving bird.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English doppe, from Old English *doppa (“dipper”) (compare dīepan), as in Old English dūfedoppa (“pelican”).
To fail or to plug (an examination, standard or grade)
I dopped my exams.
To dip or duck.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English doppen, from Old English *doppian (“to dip, dive, plunge”), related to Old English doppettan (“to dip, dip in, immerse”).
. A drink.
Let's go to the bar for a dop.
An imprecise measure of alcohol; a dash.
Give me a dop of brandy.
A dip; a low courtesy.
A little copper cup in which a diamond is held while being cut.
Where this word comes from
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”).
To drink alcohol.
Where this word comes from
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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