[dol.lop] n [origin unknown] (ca. 1812) 1 chiefly Brit: an indefinite often large quantity esp. of something liquid "out of heaven, as if a plug had been pulled, fell a jolly ~ of rain --E. M. Forster"
2: a lump or glob of something soft or mushy "top it with a ~ of jam"
3: an amount given, spooned, or ladled out: portion "hold out their mess tins for a ~ of gruel --Robert Craft"
4: a small lump, portion, or amount "want just a ~ of catsup" "a ~ of brandy after dinner"
5: something added or served as if in dollops "fantasy with a ~ of satire --Lee Rogow" "a delicious ~ of gossip --Leon Harris"
[2]dollop vt (ca. 1860): to serve or dispense in dollops