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dabble

/ˈdæb.əl/ noun C2
  1. A spattering or sprinkling of a liquid.
  2. An act of splashing in soft mud, water, etc.
  3. An act of participation in an activity in a casual or superficial way.

Plural dabbles

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“I have to be careful,” he continued, turning to me with a smile, “for I dabble with poisons a good deal.” He held out his hand as he spoke, and I noticed that it was all mottled over with similar pieces of plaster, and discoloured with strong acids.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 9 · B2

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