Scottish and dialectal English term for whitewashing, rough coating, or crude painting work; the practice of daubing.
From 'daub' plus '-ry' suffix (creating an abstract noun for a practice or collection), with strong dialectal preservation in Scottish English. Related to 'daubery' but with regional variation.
Daubry is a beautiful example of how Scottish English preserved medieval building techniques in its vocabulary—when you say 'daubry,' you're basically saying 'quick and rough whitewash job'!
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