[daub] vb [ME, fr. MF dauber] vt (14c) 1: to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter: plaster
2: to coat with a dirty substance 3 a: to apply coloring material crudely to b: to apply (as paint) crudely ~ vi 1 archaic: to put on a false exterior
2: to apply colors crudely -- daub.er n
[2]daub n (15c) 1: material used to daub walls
2: an act or instance of daubing
3: something daubed on: smear
4: a crude picture