Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A tuft, bunch, or small patch of grass, grain, or weeds.
- noun A patch of ground among corn that has escaped the plow.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A tuft or clump.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete A
tuft orclump .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Ok, I'm horrified at the spellings, but on the first one--big crack through the middle plus someone swiped a dallop!
Two Bee Red Allowed 2009
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The writing, and a self-contained dallop of information is why I come to this blog daily sometimes 20 times when I keep checking before the new post is up.
Sweet Tweets Jen 2009
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Continuing on with our public service tutorial on Jewish foodstuffs, "Hamentaschen" are fillo-dough pastries filled with the finest Beluga caviar, best served chilled with toast points and a dallop of sour cream.
Grappling With Change: A Farewell to Summer and a Return to Arms BikeSnobNYC 2009
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You could also just dallop it on top of each serving of stew.
Seafood Stew kat 2008
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You could also just dallop it on top of each serving of stew.
Archive 2008-11-01 kat 2008
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There certainly are all three here, but nowhere on earth has such a high concentration of said people as in "the good ol' U S of A" uttered with a generous dallop of midly-retarded sounding Texas twang with slide-guitar accompaniment.
Musings of a Drunken Monk: Joy and Heartbreak ... a List 2005
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Chill and serve with a big ol' dallop of whipped cream.
Archive 2005-03-01 Barbara 2005
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Chill and serve with a big ol' dallop of whipped cream.
Strawberry Pie Barbara 2005
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There certainly are all three here, but nowhere on earth has such a high concentration of said people as in "the good ol' U S of A" uttered with a generous dallop of midly-retarded sounding Texas twang with slide-guitar accompaniment.
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There certainly are all three here, but nowhere on earth has such a high concentration of said people as in "the good ol' U S of A" uttered with a generous dallop of midly-retarded sounding Texas twang with slide-guitar accompaniment.
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