Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Moist; soft; adhesive.
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Examples
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And you should see his rendition of the Dead Parrot sketch - fan-dabby-doso.
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The white auto will call tonight to see of I'm still living and meantime I have ordered fifty yards of white dabby stuff from "Fantles" to keep busy on.
Letters of a Dakota Divorcee Jane Burr
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He retreated backward, kicking at the little dog and, to hold his balance, striking out with short, dabby jerks of his fettered hands -- they were such motions as the terrier itself might make trying to walk on its hindlegs.
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He had sent ugly, dabby flowers; and he hung about me the entire evening with the silent, confident air of the young person who fancies himself engaged to you.
The Inner Sisterhood A Social Study in High Colors George Douglass Sherley 1887
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Abby-dabby-doo turned out a pretty good game last week.
Kuklas Korner Hippy Dave 2009
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"Well, when my dabby moved out, we lost 30 friends.
Recently Uploaded Slideshows Chippeth 2010
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