Meanings
adjectivedabby (comparative more dabby, superlative most dabby)
comparative more dabby · superlative most dabby
- archaicDamp.
A dabby false collar is a most uncomfortable thing about your neck when you cool down after being very hot.
1876, “Caught by the Tide”, in Peter Parley's Annual for 1876, page 142
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APA
dabby. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dabby
MLA
“dabby.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dabby. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dabby,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dabby.
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