Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—D

Dabble

To dabble in the funds; to dabble in politics—i.e. to do something in them in a small way. (Dutch, dabbelen, our dip and tap.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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