When you daub a substance such as mud or paint on something, you spread it on that thing in a rough or careless way. The make-up woman daubed mock blood on Jeremy They sent death threats and daubed his home with slogans. to put paint or a soft substance on something without being very careful (dauber, from dealbare )
Clay used to fill in the holes and gaps between the wood or thatching of a wall It was used by both Indians and European settlers in North America to construct houses
an unskillful painting material used to daub walls cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster"