Dab

dab, v.t. to strike gently with something soft or moist \—t>r.p, dabb'ing pa.p. dabbed — n. a gentle blow a small lump of anything soft or moist a small flat fish like a flounder, but with a rough back. [E. from a Teut. root present in O. Dot. dabben to pinch, Ger. tappe, a pat. E. Tap is a doublet. See also Dub.] Dab, dab, an expert person. TProb. a corr. of Adept Dabble, dal/1, v.t. to wet by little dabs or strokes: to spatter. v.t. to play in water with hands or feet: to do anything in a trifling way. [Freq. of Dab.] Dabbler, dab'ler, «. one who dabbles or does things in a superficial, trifling way. Dabchick, dab'chik, a small water-fowl that dives or dabbles in the water. Dace, das. Dare, dfir, Dart, dart, n. a small river fish, so called from the quickne of its motions. [M E. darce—O. Fr. dars —l/zw L. dardus, a dart or javelin (Fr. datd, a dart or a dace)]. Dactyl, d.ik'u), « in Latin and Greek poetry, a foot of three syllables, one long followed by two short, so called from its likene to the joints of a finger in English, a foot of three syllables, with the first accented, vidm\y. [L. dactylus—Gr. daktylos a finger See Digit