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dabble

v.
US //ˈdæbəɫ// UK //dˈæbəl// dab·ble Archaic
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Origin

From earlier dable, equivalent to dab + -le (frequentative suffix), possibly from Middle Dutch dabbelen (“to pinch; knead; to fumble; to dabble”); cognate with Icelandic dafla (“to dabble”).

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