dabber
Americannoun
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a person or thing that dabs.
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a cushionlike article used for applying ink, as by printers and engravers.
noun
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a pad used by printers for applying ink by hand
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a felt-tip pen with a very broad writing point, used especially by bingo players to cancel numbers on their cards
Etymology
Origin of dabber
Example Sentences
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She keeps a second pink ink dabber standing by just in case the one she is using to mark the spaces on her bingo sheet runs out.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 11, 2015
Some engravers prefer the dabber to the roller even for regrounding entire plates.
From A Treatise on Etching by Lalanne, Maxime
After the dabber has been used for some time, and the ink has hardened in it, cut off another slice so as to get a fresh surface.
From A Treatise on Etching by Lalanne, Maxime
This is allowed to harden and the background colour applied with a soft dabber.
From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by Cox, George J.
The clay is now well dabbed down with a wet sponge or dabber, to take out all wrinkles, pressed firmly onto the mould and the waste cut off.
From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by Cox, George J.
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