Daub (Mud dauber)

[Brenda Lester]

Yes, we call them "dirt daubers" too (Georgia). Why, I don't know.

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--- On Fri, 5/16/08, Tom Zurinskas <truespel at HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

> From: Tom Zurinskas <truespel at HOTMAIL.COM>
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> dirt [d^It] ?   Would that be a UK pronunciation guide or
> do E Texan's drop their "r"s too.
> m-w.com = dirt  Pronunciation: \ˈdərt\
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> > Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 14:38:53 -0400
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> > Where I'm from in E TX, this insect, for some
> reason, is called a
> > "dirt [d^It] dauber," though it clearly
> daubs mud, as any fool can
> > plainly see.
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> > -Wilson
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> > On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 10:55 PM, Dave Hause  wrote:
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> >> I'm familiar with a wasp called a mud dauber
> (and that's the only definition
> >> in the NOAD by my chair.) Where does a bird go by
> that name? Species?
> >> Dave Hause, dwhause at jobe.net
> >> Waynesville, MO
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> >> "Daub" includes dealing with liquids
> that way; but consider the bird called
> >> a mud-dauber; it daubs a solid (tho somewhat
> moist) substance.
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