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dab hand

noun

Etymology

From dab (“ an expert; an adept”) + hand.

  1. inherited from *handuz✻
  2. inherited from *handu✻
  3. inherited from hand
  4. inherited from hond
  5. compounded as dab hand — “dab#Etymology_2 + hand”

Definitions

  1. An expert

    An expert; a very skilled person.

    • She's a dab hand in the kitchen.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA