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• Aircraft dope — 2699 a World War I Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 finished in a clear (non coloured) dope Aircraft dope is a plasticised lacquer that is applied to fabric covered aircraft. It tautens and stiffens fabric stretched over airframes and renders them… …   Wikipedia

• Dope — may refer to: Illegal drugs (commonly heroin, however, it may refer to cannabis, cocaine, opium, methamphetamine or other illegal drugs depending on exact region and time period) An idiot Aircraft dope, a substance painted onto fabric covered… …   Wikipedia

• dope —    a narcotic    Originally, a thick liquid, from the Dutch doop, sauce, as used once on the canvas fuselages of aircraft. Whence prepared opium, which has the same appearance:     A younger sister whom she loved... had taken to dope. (F. Harris …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• dope — noun 1》 informal an illegal drug, especially cannabis or (US) heroin.     ↘a drug used to enhance the performance of an athlete, racehorse, or greyhound. 2》 informal a stupid person. 3》 informal information. 4》 a varnish formerly used to… …   English new terms dictionary

• dope — [19] Dope originated in the USA, where it was borrowed from Dutch doop ‘sauce’. This was a derivative of the verb doopen ‘dip’, which doppelganger 174 is related to English dip. It was at first used as a general colloquialism for any thick semi… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• dope — [19] Dope originated in the USA, where it was borrowed from Dutch doop ‘sauce’. This was a derivative of the verb doopen ‘dip’, which is related to English dip. It was at first used as a general colloquialism for any thick semi liquid preparation …   Word origins

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