/ dɔːb; NAmE / verb , noun
■ verb
[ vn + adv. / prep. ] daub A on, etc. B | daub B with A to spread a substance such as paint, mud, etc. thickly and/or carelessly onto sth :
The walls of the building were daubed with red paint.
■ noun
1.
[ U ] a mixture of clay , etc. that was used in the past for making walls :
walls made of wattle and daub
2.
[ C ] a small amount of a substance such as paint that has been spread carelessly :
a daub of lipstick
3.
[ C ] a badly painted picture
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French dauber , from Latin dealbare whiten, whitewash, based on albus white.