daubing in and rubbing out again, and staring at her till I knew she was beginning to feel uneasy and anxious.
"A Top-Floor Idyl"
George van Schaick
In order to sustain the new character which he had assumed, he came every day to the reading-room, tumbling over books and papers, generally carrying one of the former in his hand, affecting an utter disregard of his personal appearance, daubing his fingers with ink, wiping them on the pocket of his coat, and doing numerous other things which he fancied would stamp him a distinguished person.
"'Lena Rivers"
Mary J. Holmes
But he had to quit it after I reached the daubing stage.
"The Law-Breakers"
Ridgwell Cullum