dab¹ /dab/

1. To touch or press gently with something soft or moist
2. To peck
3. To smear
4. To dress (the face of stone) using a steel point

1. A gentle touch or wipe with something soft or moist
2. A small amount of anything soft or moist
3. (usu in pl) a fingerprint (slang)
4. A species (Limanda limanda) of flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae
5. Applied to other (esp small) flatfish

dabbˈer noun

A pad for dabbing ink on blocks or plates

dabbˈity noun (Scot)

1. A cheap pottery figure sold at fairgrounds, etc
2. A small picture on paper that is transferred onto a child's hand by moistening

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