The Clue
Conciliatory gift (3 letter answer)
The Answer
SOP
Tags
Notes
The answer SOP is seen frequently, appearing about once every 130 puzzles.
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Definition
SOP as a noun:
1. (sop, sops) = piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
2. a concession given to mollify or placate; "the offer was a sop to my feelings"
3. (standing operating procedure, standard operating procedure, SOP, standard procedure) = a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely; "rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries"
SOP as a verb:
1. give a conciliatory gift or bribe to
2. (sop, soak through) = be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid
3. dip into liquid; "sop bread into the sauce"
4. (drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse) = cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"