DABBLE
VERBS
► DAUBLE to dabble; to employ oneself in a dilettante way to waste time → 1748
► DOBBLE to dabble → 1899 Amer. dial.
► LAPPER to dabble, to become covered with blood or the like → 1728 Sc.
► PUTTER to dabble in or with something → 1827
► TIPPLE to dabble; to do a little of anything; to do slightly → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)