Daub meaning : Excrement or clay used as a bonding material in construction. A soft coating of mud, plaster etc. A crude or amateurish painting. To apply (something) to a surface in hasty or crude strokes. To paint (a picture, etc.) in a coarse or unskilful manner. To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal. To flatter excessively or grossly. To put on without taste; to deck gaudily.