dab
3
[ dab ]
/ dæb /
noun
Also called dab hand.
a person skilled in something; an expert.
an excellent or extraordinary person or thing.
adjective
expert; excellent; extraordinary.
Origin of dab
3
First recorded in 1685–95; of uncertain origin
Words nearby dab
British Dictionary definitions for dab hand (1 of 5)
dab hand
noun
British informal
a person who is particularly skilled at something; expert
a dab hand at chess
British Dictionary definitions for dab hand (2 of 5)
DAB
abbreviation for
digital audio broadcasting
British Dictionary definitions for dab hand (3 of 5)
dab
1
/ (dæb) /
verb dabs, dabbing or dabbed
to touch lightly and quickly
(tr)
to daub with short tapping strokes
to dab the wall with paint
(tr)
to apply (paint, cream, etc) with short tapping strokes
noun
a small amount, esp of something soft or moist
a dab of ink
a small light stroke or tap, as with the hand
(often plural) mainly British a slang word for fingerprint
Word Origin for dab
C14: of imitative origin
British Dictionary definitions for dab hand (4 of 5)
dab
2
/ (dæb) /
noun
a small common European brown flatfish, Limanda limanda, covered with rough toothed scales: family Pleuronectidae: a food fish
Also called: patiki
a sand flounder, Rhombosolea plebia, common around New Zealand's South Island
Word Origin for dab
C15: from Anglo-French
dabbe, of uncertain origin
British Dictionary definitions for dab hand (5 of 5)
Word Origin for dab
C17: perhaps from
dab
1 (vb)