subs. and verb (common).—A lot; ALL THE DOLLOP = the whole thing. Cf., quot., 1812. In Norfolk TO DOLLOP = to dole out; also to ‘plank.’ DOLLOPING = throwing down.
1819. J. H. VAUX, A Vocabulary of the Flash Language, s.v. = the whole sum of money.
1853. Notes and Queries, 16 July, p. 65, col. 2. Applied to lumps of any substances, whether food or otherwise. Such a phrase as this might be heard: What a DOLLOP of fat you have given me.
1871. Bell’s Life, 23 Dec. All we wish to convey is, that a large bait is absolutely necessary to a heavy bag of chub. Exceptions may arise, as giants may dally with crumbs, but as a rule these fish desire a DOLLOP.
1876. C. HINDLEY, ed. The Life and Adventures of a Cheap Jack, p. 28. I have known men literally give their goods away, or to throw them at each other, which is termed ‘DOLLOPING.’
1883. Daily Telegraph, 8 March, p. 4, col. 1. A DOLLOP of something having a mortar-like appearance, imaginatively styled pudding.
