Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)With a dab, or sudden contact.
Examples
15 sentencesMy girlfriend is doing a dab.
Tom did a dab of rosin.
Tom is a dab hand at cooking.
Jo is a dab hand at wallpapering.
ruДжо — мастер клеить обои. — Wezel
deJo versteht sich aufs Tapezieren. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Would you like to do a dab?
Origin
From Middle English dabben (“to strike”), probably of North Germanic origin, related to OlFrom Middle English dabben (“to strike”), probably of North Germanic origin, related to Old Icelandic dabba (“to tap, slap”), perhaps ultimately imitative. Compare also with Middle Dutch dabben (“to pinch, knead, fumble, dabble”) (Dutch dabben (“(of a horse) to stamp with the forelegs”)), Dutch deppen (“to dab”), possibly German tappen (“to fumble, grope”).
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