Daub

Enid Pearsons e.pearsons at EARTHLINK.NET
Wed May 14 19:51:36 UTC 2008


I suspect that daub is taking on that sense of dab--in Random House, "to pat
or tap gently, as with something soft or moist."

Enid Pearsons
Lexicographer/Editor



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> > To me, patting a stain with a towel to remove it is daubing. This
> > definition is not included in AHD4 or Wiktionary.
> >
> >  I excused myself to the bathroom where I placed a wad of
> paper towel
> > under the stain and daubed the top of it with a towel that I had
> > moistened with cool water.
> > (http://www.mrscleannw.com/tips/remove-coffee-stain.html
> > , Mrs. Clean House Cleaning Services and Maid Service)
> >
> > Is this dialectical? BB
>
> It's perfectly okay for me, a native speaker of south Texan.
> WS
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