—v.tr.
1 spread (paint, plaster, or some other thick substance) crudely or roughly on a surface.
2 coat or smear (a surface) with paint etc.
3 a (also absol.) paint crudely or unskilfully. b lay (colours) on crudely and clumsily.
—n.
1 paint or other substance daubed on a surface.
2 plaster, clay, etc., for coating a surface, esp. mixed with straw and applied to laths or wattles to form a wall.
3 a crude painting.
Etymology: ME f. OF dauber f. L dealbare whitewash f. albus white
Useful english dictionary. 2012.