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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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