"dabby" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more dabby [comparative], most dabby [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} dabby (comparative more dabby, superlative most dabby)
  1. (archaic) Damp. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-dabby-en-adj-J7krPnVx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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