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| daub [ dawb ] |
verb (past and past participle daubed, present participle daub·ing, 3rd person present singular daubs) |
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1. transitive verb apply something blotchily: to put or spread a semiliquid substance such as mud, paint, or cream, on a surface in a crude, hurried, or irregular way
  They had daubed slogans all over the walls.
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2. transitive and intransitive verb paint crudely: to paint or apply paint crudely and inexpertly
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noun (plural daubs) |
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1. blotch of substance: a patch, splash, or smear of a semiliquid substance applied to something in a crude, hurried, or irregular way
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2. bad painting: a painting that is considered to be crudely or inexpertly done
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3. construction substance for daubing: a mixture of clay, lime, and chopped straw plastered onto interwoven rods or twigs to make a wall.
See also wattle and daub
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| [14th century. Via Old French dauber< Latin dealbare "whiten over, plaster" < albare "whiten" < albus "white"] |
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| daub·er noun |
| daub·y adjective |
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