1. A gentle blow with the hand or some soft substance; a sudden blow or hit; a peck. Astratch of her clame, a dab of her beack. Hawthorne.
2. A small mass of anything soft or moist.
DABB
Dabb, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large, spine-tailed lizard (Uromastix spinipes), found in
Egypt, Arabia, and Palestine; — called also dhobb, and dhabb.
DABBER
Dab"ber, n.
Defn: 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.
DABBLE Dab"ble, v. t. [imp.&p.p Dabbled; p.pr.&vb.n. Dabbling.] Etym: [Freq. of dab: cf. OD. dabbelen.]
Defn: To wet by little dips or strokes; to spatter; to sprinkle; to moisten; to wet. "Bright hair dabbled in blood." Shak.
DABBLE
Dab"ble, v. i.
1. To play in water, as with the hands; to paddle or splash in mud or water. Wher the duck dabbles Wordsworth.