dab v

dab _dab_ v = 'grabbed, reached for _Seems_ close to _Cent_ dab [inc] seems 'strike' _OED_ dab v1 1 d e 'to aim at in order to strike' _EDD_ dab v1 3 thrust, 'throw' grabbed, reached for *Not much to go on in the cite. Seems related to dict. sense. Maybe even a mis...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/22386
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Summary:dab _dab_ v = 'grabbed, reached for _Seems_ close to _Cent_ dab [inc] seems 'strike' _OED_ dab v1 1 d e 'to aim at in order to strike' _EDD_ dab v1 3 thrust, 'throw' grabbed, reached for *Not much to go on in the cite. Seems related to dict. sense. Maybe even a mistake : dab + grab Query? Withdraw? [check] Withdrawn

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