dab

Definitions

1. 1.To strike or touch gently, as with a soft or moist substance; to tap; hence, to besmear with a dabber. A sore should . . . be wiped . . . only by dabbing it over with fine lint. S. Sharp.
2. 2.To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust. "To dab him in the neck." Sir T. More.
3. 3.A gentle blow with the hand or some soft substance; a sudden blow or hit; a peck. Astratch of her clame, a dab of her beack. Hawthorne.
4. 4.A small mass of anything soft or moist.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to strike or touch gently, as with a soft or moist substance; to tap; hence, to besmear with a dabber. A sore should . . . be wiped . . . only by dabbing it over with fine lint. S. Sharp called?
• What is to strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust. "To dab him in the neck." Sir T. More called?
• What is a gentle blow with the hand or some soft substance; a sudden blow or hit; a peck. Astratch of her clame, a dab of her beack. Hawthorne called?