First Known Use: circa 1828
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dab hand
noun
: a person who is very good at doing something
Full Definition of DAB HAND
chiefly British : expert
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Origin of DAB HAND
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- ace, adept, artist, authority, cognoscente, connoisseur, crackerjack (also crackajack), dab [chiefly British], expert [chiefly British], fiend, geek, guru, hand, hotshot, maestro, master, maven (also mavin), meister, past master, proficient, scholar, shark, sharp, virtuoso, whiz, wizard
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