I. daub 1 /dɔːb $ dɒːb/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: dauber , from Latin dealbare 'to make white, whitewash' ]
to put paint or a soft substance on something without being very careful:
soldiers’ faces daubed with black mud
II. daub 2 BrE AmE noun
1 . [countable] a small amount of a soft or sticky substance
daub of
a daub of paint
2 . [uncountable] technical mud or clay used for making walls ⇨ wattle and daub at ↑ wattle (1)