Sops in wine (Bot.), an old name of the clove pink, alluding to its
having been used to flavor wine.
Garlands of roses and sops in wine.
Spenser.
-- Sops of wine (Bot.), an old European variety of apple, of a yellow
and red color, shading to deep red; -- called also sopsavine, and red
shropsavine.
Sop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sopped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Sopping.] To steep
or dip in any liquid.