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Added 8 October 2026

daub

/dɔːb/ noun

In Latin: lino Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about daub at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Material used to daub walls.
A blemish made by dirt.
he had a smudge on his cheek
An unskillful painting.

verb

Coat with plaster.
daub the wall
Apply to a surface.
daub paint onto the wall
Cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it.
smear the wall with paint

Origin

From Middle English daub (noun), from Middle English dauben (“to plaster or whitewash; cover with clay; bespatter”, verb), from Old Northern French dauber (“to whitewash; plaster”), of uncertain origin. Probably from Latin dealbāre (“to whiten thoroughly”), which would make it a doublet of dealbate.

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