The term daub in literary language is richly polysemous, often evoking both the literal act of smearing a substance—whether it be mud, paint, or plaster—and a more metaphorical notion of crude or hastily executed work. In narrative and descriptive passages, daub is employed to suggest the careless application of materials, as when walls are constructed with wattle and daub ([1], [2]) or a painter swiftly covers a canvas ([3]). Simultaneously, authors use it pejoratively to characterize inferior artistic or creative efforts, implying that certain works, like a hastily rendered picture, amount to nothing more than a mere daub ([4], [5]). Additionally, the word's archaic forms and derivative uses, such as in bedaub, enrich its historical texture and stylistic nuance in literature ([6], [7]).