Past tense of 'dop': to dip (especially a diamond or gemstone) into a substance, or to give drugs to someone.
From the Dutch 'doppen' meaning to dip or to shell. Used in diamond cutting and polishing to refer to dipping stones in adhesive compounds.
In diamond cutting, 'dopping' is a precise technical term that connects back to simple Dutch kitchen vocabulary—showing how specialized crafts preserve old words in new ways.
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