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Definition of Dabbed
1. dab [v] - See also: dab
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dabbed
Literary usage of Dabbed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Practical therapeutics by Edward John Waring (1874)
"and the lotion at once applied, the part being frequently dabbed with it. It is
a good plan to sponge the skin just before using the lotion with a little ..."
2. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1890)
"After the scraping, a solution of chloride of zinc (thirty grains to the ounce)
was dabbed over the surface. A self-retaining catheter was then passed into ..."
3. Fingerprint Directories by Sir Francis Galton (1895)
"The dabbed and the rolled prints have their respective uses, ... The simultaneously
dabbed impressions of the four fingers of a hand afford an intrinsic ..."
4. The History of Wool and Woolcombing by James Burnley (1889)
"TERRY, W. and SCOTT, J. Tufts drawn from gills by jaws, dabbed into ... UNWIN, F.
Fixed blades prevent fibre rising after being dabbed into small circle. ..."
5. The Book of the Lantern: Being a Practical Guide to the Working of the by Thomas Cradock Hepworth (1889)
"This must be diligently^ dabbed upon the glass until its stickiness almost
disappears, and its upper margin is left without any hard lines. ..."
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