subs. (colloquial).—An expert or DAB (q.v.).
1877. GREENWOOD, Dick Temple, ch. iii. ‘Not in the least like the performance of an amateur DABSTER,’ remarked Jack Mallet, admiringly. ‘Much more like the work of an old master for style and finish.’
subs. (colloquial).—An expert or DAB (q.v.).
1877. GREENWOOD, Dick Temple, ch. iii. ‘Not in the least like the performance of an amateur DABSTER,’ remarked Jack Mallet, admiringly. ‘Much more like the work of an old master for style and finish.’
