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Yes, dab is playable

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"Dab" Definition

noun

A quick light pat.
A small amount: a dab of jelly.
Any of various flatfishes, chiefly of the genera Limanda and Hippoglossoides, related to and resembling the flounders.
Chiefly British A dab hand.
A sudden blow or thrust.

verb-transitive

To apply with short poking strokes: dabbed some paint on the worn spots.
To cover lightly with or as if with a moist substance.
To strike or hit lightly.

verb-intransitive

To tap gently; pat.

verb

To strike or touch lightly.
To apply lightly or irregularly.
To make a dab.

abbreviation

Dictionary of American Biography.

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