Sentence:  Opening the scullery door, I heard a slight scuffle. Then I saw <WSD>dabbles</WSD> of milk all over the floor and tiny rabbit-droppings in the saucers. And there the miscreant, the tips of his ears showing behind a pair of boots. I peeped at him. He said bright-eyed and askance, twitching his nose and looking at me while not looking at me. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A spattering or sprinkling of a liquid.