dabbing 灰泥抛毛
石面凿毛
Dab \Dab\ (d[a^]b), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dabbed} (d[a^]bd); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Dabbing}.] [OE. dabben to strice; akin to OD.
dabben to pinch, knead, fumble, dabble, and perh. to G.
tappen to grope.]
1. To strike or touch gently, as with a soft or moist
substance; to tap; hence, to besmear with a dabber.
A sore should . . . be wiped . . . only by dabbing
it over with fine lint. --S. Sharp.
2. To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or
thrust. ``To dab him in the neck.'' --Sir T. More.
- The victim's mother, Helen Harlow, dabbing her eyes and comforted by numerous friends, said she was satisfied with the sentence because it would in effect be a life sentence.
- Salary costs for one day's dabbing and wrinkle-removing: $1,000, including making up the evening's "Tosca" cast.