daubing
verb
Meaning
- To apply (something) to a surface in hasty or crude strokes.
- To paint (a picture, etc.) in a coarse or unskilful manner.
- To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal.
- To flatter excessively or grossly.
- To put on without taste; to deck gaudily.
- Something daubed, such as graffiti.
- A rough coat of mortar put upon a wall to give it the appearance of stone; roughcast.
- In currying horses, a mixture of fish oil and tallow worked into leather; dubbing.
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