2. To work in slight or superficial manner; to do in a small way; to tamper; to meddle. "Dabbling here and there with the text." Atterbury. During the ferst year at Dumfries, Burns for the ferst time began to dabble in politics. J. C. Shairp.
DABBLER
Dab"bler, n.
1. One who dabbles.
2. One who dips slightly into anything; a superficial meddler. "our dabblers in politics." Swift.
DABBLINGLY
Dab"bling*ly, adv.
Defn: In a dabbling manner.
DABCHICK
Dab"chick`, n. Etym: [For dabchick. See Dap, Dip, cf. Dipchick.]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: A small water bird (Podilymbus podiceps), allied to the grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; — called also dapchick, dobchick, dipchick, didapper, dobber, devil-diver, hell-diver, and pied-billed grebe.
DABOIA
Da*boi"a, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large and highly venomous Asiatic viper (Daboia xanthica).