daubery

American  

[daw-buh-ree] / ˈdɔ bə ri /

Also daubry

noun

1. unskillful painting or work.

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daubery British  

/ ˈdɔːbərɪ /

noun

1. the act or an instance of daubing

2. an unskilful painting

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Etymology

Origin of daubery

First recorded in 1540–50; daub + -ery

Example Sentences

She works 155 by charms, by spells, by the figure, and such daubery as 230 this is, beyond our element: we know nothing.

From The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by Glover, John, librarian of Trinity College, Cambridge

And yet, in the midst of my dejection, I still took such unheard-of pleasure in my daubery that, do what I would, I could not let my courage sink.

From In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. by Heyse, Paul