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dabber - 4 dictionary results

dab⋅ber

[dab-er]
–noun
1. a person or thing that dabs.
2. a cushionlike article used for applying ink, as by printers and engravers.

Origin:
1780–90; dab 1 + -er 1

dab

3[dab] Slang.
–noun
1. Also called dab hand. a person skilled in something; an expert.
2. an excellent or extraordinary person or thing.
–adjective
3. expert; excellent; extraordinary.

Origin:
1685–95; of uncert. orig.
dab·ber   (dāb'ər)   
n.  A cushioned pad used by printers and engravers to apply ink.

Dabber

Dab"ber\, n. That with which one dabs; hence, a pad or other device used by printers, engravers, etc., as for dabbing type or engraved plates with ink.
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