SC - trencher history guesses
Decker, Terry D.
TerryD at Health.State.OK.US
Mon Feb 1 20:33:57 PST 1999
> -Poster: Jean Holtom <Snowfire at mail.snet.net>
>
> If the bread doesn't meet the specifications, it's a
> >sop. Daily bread was used as a sop by all classes. Sops were eaten, not
> >given away.
>
> Did "Sop" gave us "Supper" and "Soup" then?
>
> Elysant
>
As I understand it, a sop could be either a soup or the bread dipped in the
soup, although soup in this usage might mean drippings. And I believe you
are correct that sop is the root of soup and supper.
Bear
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