"dab hand" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dab hands [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dab hand (plural dab hands)
  1. (Britain) An expert; a very skilled person. Tags: Britain Categories (topical): People Derived forms: dab-handed Translations (an expert): ringarehe (Maori), спе́ц (spéc) [masculine] (Russian), до́ка (dóka) [masculine] (Russian), маста́к (masták) [masculine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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