[sop] n [ME soppe, fr. OE sopp; akin to OE supan to swallow--more at sup] (bef. 12c) 1 chiefly dial: a piece of food dipped or steeped in a liquid
2: a conciliatory or propitiatory bribe, gift, or gesture
[2]sop vt sopped ; sop.ping (ca. 1529) 1 a: to steep or dip in or as if in liquid b: to wet thoroughly: soak
2: mop a
3: to give a bribe or conciliatory gift to