Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - dollop

 I. noun  Etymology: origin unknown  Date: circa 1812  1. chiefly British an indefinite often large quantity especially of something liquid out of heaven, as if a plug had been pulled, fell a jolly ~ of rain — E. M. Forster  2. a lump or glob of something soft or mushy top it with a ~ of jam  3. an amount given, spooned, or ladled out ; portion hold out their mess tins for a ~ of gruel — Robert Craft  4. a small lump, portion, or amount want just a ~ of ketchup  5. something added or served as if in ~s a delicious ~ of gossip — Leon Harris  II. transitive verb  Date: circa 1860 to serve or dispense in ~s