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dabster
[ dab-ster ]
noun
- Slang. an expert.
- Informal. a person who works in a superficial or clumsy manner; dabbler.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dabster1
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Example Sentences
An' there was Doctor Dabster, that could pit a bottle or twa under his belt, an' was neither up nor down.
He became a dabster at tucking paper napkins into his neat little waistcoat without tearing them.
Minnie Bellows is the best one in school with her needle and is a dabster at patching.
"Mr. Dabster's going to take me on top of the building to observe the view," said Daisy, after she had introduced her admirers.
Dabster wore a silk hat, and—well, Daisy was a woman, and that hat had no chance to get back in its box until Joe had seen it.
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