Dabbers is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.
You can make 200 anagrams from letters in dabbers (abbders).
First recorded in 1780-90; dab1 + -er1
To equalize the ground a dabber was used, which was made of cotton-wool under horsehair, the whole inclosed in silk.
This forms a dabber, and should have something to hold it by.
When it is not available the dabber must be employed in the old manner.
Some engravers prefer the dabber to the roller even for regrounding entire plates.
Then try it by bringing down the dabber upon a clean sheet of paper with a smart blow.
A sheet of damp paper was laid on it and the back of the paper was carefully rubbed with a dabber or burnisher.
Clay of the desired thickness is then rolled out as described and applied to the mould and dabbed flat with a sponge or dabber.
The chafing-dish and the ball (or dabber) are now replaced by the gas flame and the inking-roller in most printing establishments.
But if you desire to do your own proving, you will have to use a dabber, the manner of making which is described in the next note.
The dabber not only equalizes the distribution of the varnish, but also removes what is superfluous.