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noun
Daubing  n.  
1.
The act of one who daubs; that which is daubed.
2.
A rough coat of mortar put upon a wall to give it the appearance of stone; rough-cast.
3.
In currying, a mixture of fish oil and tallow worked into leather; called also dubbing.



verb
Daub  v. t.  (past & past part. daubed; pres. part. daubing)  
1.
To smear with soft, adhesive matter, as pitch, slime, mud, etc.; to plaster; to bedaub; to besmear. "She took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch."
2.
To paint in a coarse or unskillful manner. "If a picture is daubed with many bright and glaring colors, the vulgar admire it is an excellent piece." "A lame, imperfect piece, rudely daubed over."
3.
To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal. "So smooth he daubed his vice with show of virtue."
4.
To flatter excessively or glossy. (R.) "I can safely say, however, that, without any daubing at all, I am very sincerely your very affectionate, humble servant."
5.
To put on without taste; to deck gaudily. (R.) "Let him be daubed with lace."



Daub  v. i.  To smear; to play the flatterer. "His conscience... will not daub nor flatter."






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Daubing" Quotes from Famous Books



... Malagarazi River, Manyuema country, people of; the El Dorado of the Arabs; sought as slaves, Maganga, Marefu, Marenga Mkali, Masangi, Masika, or rainy season, Matamombo, Mazitu, marauding propensities of, Mbawala, species of antelope, Mbembu, or forest peach, Mdaburu River, Medicine for daubing warriors, Mfuto, Eastern, Mgongo Tembo, or "Elephant's Back," Mgwana, Mikiseh, Mionvu, Mutware of Kimenyi, Mirambo; defeated at Mfuto, Misonghi, deserted village, Mizanza, Mkuti River, Mkuyu, gigantic sycamore, Moero Lake; beauty of the scenery, Mohammed bin Abdulla slain, Mohammed bin ...
— How I Found Livingstone • Sir Henry M. Stanley

... consistency to the grease; a very small proportion of tar suffices, but without any at all, a wagon is soon brought to a standstill. It is, therefore, most essential to explorers to have a sufficient quantity in reserve. Tar is also of very great use in hot dry countries for daubing over the wheels, and the woodwork generally, of wagons. During extreme heat, when the wood is ready to crack, all the paint should be scraped off it, and the tar applied plentifully. It will soak in deeply, ...
— The Art of Travel - Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries • Francis Galton

... the use of that instrument, which was one of my country implements; and that the design of it, which was called a knife, and of that other (pointing to it), called a fork, was the one to reduce the food into pieces proper for chewing, and the other to convey it to the mouth without daubing the fingers, which must happen in handling the food itself; and I then showed him what use I put them to, by helping each of them therewith to somewhat, and by cutting a piece for myself, and putting it to my ...
— Life And Adventures Of Peter Wilkins, Vol. I. (of II.) • Robert Paltock

... kuragxa, maltima. Dark (colour) malpala. Dark malluma. Dark (to become) mallumigxi. Darken mallumigi. Darkness mallumeco. Darling karegulo. Darn fliki. Darning flikado. Dart sago, pikilo. Date (time) dato. Date (fruit) daktilo. Date dati. Dative dativo. Daub fusxi. Daubing fusxo—ado. Daughter filino. Daughter-in-law bofilino. Daunt timigi. Dauntless sentima. Dawn tagigxo. Day tago. Day (a, per) lauxtage. Day (before yesterday) antauxhieraux. Daybreak tagigxo. Daybook taglibro. Daydream revo. Day laborer taglaboristo. ...
— English-Esperanto Dictionary • John Charles O'Connor and Charles Frederic Hayes

... church have been opened by our Lord himself to the unconscious and unconverted, in diametrical opposition to the principles on which they found their opposition to the established church. Surely it cannot be, that wise master-builders should much longer employ themselves in daubing this papal wall with untempered ...
— The Baptist Magazine, Vol. 27, January, 1835 • Various


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