| Word | sop |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. A piece of bread soaked in soup or sauce. |
| Sentence | The Sibyl, seeing the serpents writhe around [Cerberus'] neck, tossed him a sop, slumbrous with honey and drugged seed. |
| Source | Virgil, The Aeneid, Book 6 l. 482–483, p. 196 |
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