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sops
We have found lemma(root) word of sops : sop.
Definitions
[sɒp], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a thing of no great value given or done as a concession to appease someone whose main concerns or demands are not being met
(e.g: my agent telephones as a sop but never finds me work)
- a piece of bread dipped in gravy, soup, or sauce
Phrases:
Origin
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Old English soppian ‘dip (bread) in liquid’, sopp (noun), probably from the base of Old English sūpan ‘sup’. Sense 1 (mid 17th century) alludes to the sop used by Aeneas on his visit to Hades to appease Cerberus
[sɒp], (Verb)
Definitions:
- soak up liquid using an absorbent substance
(e.g: he used some bread to sop up the sauce)
Phrases:
Origin
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Old English soppian ‘dip (bread) in liquid’, sopp (noun), probably from the base of Old English sūpan ‘sup’. Sense 1 (mid 17th century) alludes to the sop used by Aeneas on his visit to Hades to appease Cerberus
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