Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
swab .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- See
swab .
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- noun Alternative form of
swab . - verb Alternative form of
swab .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb apply (usually a liquid) to a surface
- noun cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
- verb wash with a swab or a mop
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If you swob yourself _carefully_ with this, you will not become diseased.
Safe Marriage A Return to Sanity Ettie A. Rout 1899
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