DOP

Etymology 1

Noun

dop (plural dops)

A diving bird.

Etymology 2

Verb

dop (third-person singular simple present dops, present participle dopping, simple past and past participle dopped)

(South Africa, slang) To fail or to plug (an examination, standard or grade)

To dip or duck.

Etymology 3

Noun

dop (plural dops)

(South Africa, slang). A drink.

(South Africa, slang) An imprecise measure of alcohol; a dash.

(obsolete) A dip; a low courtesy.

A little copper cup in which a diamond is held while being cut.

Synonyms

• (cup in which diamond is cut): doop

Verb

dop (third-person singular simple present dops, present participle dopping, simple past and past participle dopped)

(South Africa, slang) To drink alcohol.

Anagrams

• -pod, DPO, ODP, PDO, PO'd, POD, po'd, pod, pod-

Noun

DOP

Initialism of director of photography.

Initialism of dilution of precision (in GPS)

Anagrams

• -pod, DPO, ODP, PDO, PO'd, POD, po'd, pod, pod-

Source: Wiktionary


Dop, Doop, n.

Definition: A little copper cup in which a diamond is held while being cut.

Dop, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Dap, Dip.]

Definition: To dip. [Obs.] Walton.

Dop, n.

Definition: A dip; a low courtesy. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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