Dab Definition

Origin of Dab

• From Middle English dabben (“to strike”), cognate with Middle Dutch dabben (“to pinch, knead, fumble, dabble”) (Dutch dabben (“(of a horse) to stamp with the forelegs”)), Dutch deppen (“to dab”), German tappen (“to fumble, grope”). The noun is from Middle English dabbe (“a strike, blow”), from the verb. Related to tap.

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• Middle English dabben to strike

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

• Perhaps corrupted from adept.

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• Middle English dabbe

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

• Origin unknown

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

• Origin unknown.

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