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daubery

[ daw-buh-ree ]

noun

  1. unskillful painting or work.


daubery

/ ˈ»åɔ˲úÉ™°ùɪ /

noun

  1. the act or an instance of daubing
  2. an unskilful painting
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of daubery1

First recorded in 1540–50; daub + -ery
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And yet, in the midst of my dejection, I still took such unheard-of pleasure in my daubery that, do what I would, I could not let my courage sink.

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She works 155 by charms, by spells, by the figure, and such daubery as 230 this is, beyond our element: we know nothing.

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"Turn tail!" replied Larry, "it is I that wouldn't—I appale to St. Patrick himself over beyond"—pointing to a picture of the Prime Saint of Ireland, which hung in gilt daubery behind his master's chair, right opposite to him.

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