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dab hand

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dab hand

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

noun dab hands

  1. UK An expert; a very skilled person. She's a dab hand in the kitchen.

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noun an expert

Русскийспе́ц spéc, до́ка dóka, маста́к masták

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"dab hand." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dab%20hand. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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dab hand. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dab%20hand

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"dab hand." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dab%20hand.

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@misc{dab_hand_2026,
  title = {dab hand},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dab%20hand},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}