dirt dauber

noun

South Midland and Southern U.S.

1. mud dauber.

Example Sentences

“I was always told that the color of our porches was ‘dirt dauber blue’ and that they kept wasps from building nests in there,” says Jonathan Savage, an interior designer in Nashville.

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I finally squirmed away from her, feeling as wet as a dirt dauber’s nest.

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When the mother and daughter duo began the task of fixing up the old family store, they cleared 200-300 pounds of dirt dauber nests from the ceilings and under the counters.

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For a sprain, git a dirt dauber's nest and put de clay with vinegar and bind round de sprain.

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