daub

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Noun

1. [[excrement|Excrement]] or [[clay]] used as a [[bonding]] material in construction.
2. A soft [[coating]] of [[mud]], [[plaster]]{{,}} etc.
3. A [[crude]] or [[amateurish]] [[painting]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive|transitive}} To apply (something) to a surface in [[hasty]] or [[crude]] strokes.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[paint]] (a picture, etc.) in a coarse or unskilful manner.
3. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal.
4. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To flatter excessively or grossly.
5. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To put on without taste; to deck gaudily.
6. {{lb|en|transitive|bingo}} To mark spots on a [[bingo card]], using a [[dauber]].

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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