dabblements

Noun

dabblement (countable and uncountable, plural dabblements)

1. The process or act of dabbling; A superficial investigation or participation.
   • But let us leave these dabblements in acoustics, and come on to a second waterfall, which is, to my mind, as beautiful as the first is magnificent.1840, Chauncy Hare Townshend, A descriptive tour in Scotland, page 298
2. (obsolete) A somewhat wet concentration of mud, paint, water, gore, etc.
   • The bustling spirit which animated Mrs. Mulligan was this day particularly restless, as if to heighten the effect of her strange visitor's inertia; scouring and dusting were carried on with might and main; half the kitchen was submerged, amphibious Katy floating in the dabblement, and never...1840, Isabella Steward, The interdict, page 114