Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DAB'BLE
DAB'BLE, v.i.
- To play in water; to dip the hands, throw water and splash about; to play in mud and water.
- To do any thing in a slight or superficial manner; to tamper; to touch here and there. You have, I think, been dabbling with the text. – Atterbury.
- To meddle; to dip into a content.
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