A tot or small drink of liquor, especially in South African English; also a diamond-holding tool used by cutters.
From Dutch 'dop' meaning a small cup or tot, borrowed into South African English. The diamond-tool meaning developed from workers using small holders to grip gems during cutting.
The diamond-cutter's dop reveals how specialized tools often get borrowed from everyday objects—a small cup became an essential precision instrument in one of the world's most delicate trades.
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