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Swab

noun

Implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion.

Cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors. Synonyms: mop, swob.

verb

(past & past part. swabbed; pres. part. swabbing) (Spelt also swob)

Wash with a swab or a mop. Synonym: swob.

Apply (usually a liquid) to a surface. Synonyms: dab, swob.

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"Swab" Quotes from Famous Books

... you swab," cried Mr. Hume; then, as the man took no notice, he ran to the wheel, thrust aside the steersman, and jammed the ...

— In Search of the Okapi - A Story of Adventure in Central Africa • Ernest Glanville

... Oh, if I had my scissors here till I'd clip your ears off—wouldn't I be the happy man, any how, you swab, ...

— The Ned M'Keown Stories - Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of - William Carleton, Volume Three • William Carleton

... to snails. But the sides may be scrubbed with a soft swab, made of cotton or wick-yarn. Deaths will occasionally take place; and even suicide is said to be resorted to by the ...

— Atlantic Monthly, Volume 8, No. 47, September, 1861 • Various

... you young cub down there," shouted the skipper to him from the hatchway, "come up and swab ...

— Eric • Frederic William Farrar

... me. I've often thought I'd like a talk with you, sir. But I'm keepin' you. [He prepares to swab ...

— Forsyte Saga • John Galsworthy

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