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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Fortunately, Mr Bhosh, as a dabster in English composition, was a pastmaster in drawing a petition, and, sitting down, he constructed the following:— To Those Most Worshipful Bigheads In control of Jockeys Club.
From A Bayard From Bengal Being some account of the Magnificent and Spanking Career of Chunder Bindabun Bhosh,... by Hurry Bungsho Jabberjee
"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 Holman Day
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
“I’ll admit you’re a dabster, Evelyn, dear,” she cried, “but you will have to get up early in the morning to get the best of your little friend.”
From Lucile Triumphant by Elizabeth M. Duffield
Minnie Bellows is the best one in school with her needle and is a dabster at patching.
From Village Life in America 1852-1872 Including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl by Caroline Cowles Richards
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