daub

verbcoat; make dirty

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verb coat; make dirty

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Word Origin & History

late 14c. (Dauber as a surname is recorded from mid-13c.), from Old French dauber "to whitewash, plaster" (13c.), perhaps from Latin dealbare, from de- "thoroughly" + albare "to whiten," from albus "white" (see alb). Painting sense is from 1620s. Related: Daubed; daubing. As a noun, from mid-15c.

Example Sentences for daub

He supposed he must think up something to daub on there—the poorer the better.

It is built of oak framework, filled in with “wattle and daub.”

The gas had left what appeared to be like a daub of soot on the ceiling.

All the money you earn goes to buy a blue coat, and daub it with lace.

"His head's no'but a lump of puddin' and a daub o' pancake," thought Gubblum.

As for "wattle and daub" I could wish that it had never been invented.

The walls of the dormitory were constructed in what is well known as "wattle and daub."

A daub and a splash—no real trouble taken—and then you're expected to rave about it.

I boasted I could make an income for her—and look at this daub!

Daub was still in his Schelling stage when Ullmann began to study.

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