dabster
Americannoun
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Slang. an expert.
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Informal. a person who works in a superficial or clumsy manner; dabbler.
noun
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a dialect word for dab hand
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informal an incompetent or amateurish worker; bungler
Etymology
Origin of dabster
Example Sentences
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No doubt, by the time we reach New-York, I shall be as great a dabster as you are.'
From The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II by Various
Yes, I was a dabster at it when I was in the —th.
From Burr Junior by Earnshaw, H. C. (Harold C.)
The knuckle dabster is a small piece of cloth or leather that boys use to rest the hand on when in the act of shooting.
From Outdoor Sports and Games by Miller, Claude H.
"You've allus been braggin'," gulped Hiram, "what a dabster you was at cookin', havin' been to sea and—" "Me—me?" demanded the Cap'n, slugging his own breast ferociously.
From The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul by Day, Holman
“I’m no dabster myself at writing and I can sympathize with you.”
From Baseball Joe Around the World Pitching on a Grand Tour by Chadwick, Lester
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