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Dabble \Dab"ble\, v. i.
1. To play in water, as with the hands; to paddle or splash
in mud or water.
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Where the duck dabbles 'mid the rustling sedge.
--Wordsworth.
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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.
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During the first year at Dumfries, Burns for the
first time began to dabble in politics. --J. C.
Shairp.
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Dabble \Dab"ble\ (d[a^]b"b'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dabbled}
(d[a^]b"b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dabbling} (d[a^]b"bl[i^]ng).]
[Freq. of dab: cf. OD. dabbelen.]
To wet by little dips or strokes; to spatter; to sprinkle; to
moisten; to wet. "Bright hair dabbled in blood." --Shak.
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