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Swab   /swɑb/   Listen
Swab

noun
1.
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.
2.
Cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors.  Synonyms: mop, swob.



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"Swab" Quotes from Famous Books



... manipulating her snuff-swab slowly and deliberately, "won't never have no sense while the worl' stan's. Ef a 'oman ain't gwine hether an' yan', rippity-clippity, day in an' day out, an' half the night, they er on ...
— Mingo - And Other Sketches in Black and White • Joel Chandler Harris

... Master Blob!" muttered the Parson between clenched teeth. "I'll swab that boy's soul clean if I have to do it with a scrubbing-brush.... Now, Knapp, ready yourself, while I write a note to ...
— The Gentleman - A Romance of the Sea • Alfred Ollivant

... 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, you?' (whack, whack, crack). ...
— The Ned M'Keown Stories - Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of - William Carleton, Volume Three • William Carleton



Words linked to "Swab" :   cleaning equipment, swabbing, dust mop, implement, apply, put on, wipe up, dustmop, dab, cleaning implement, mop up, sponge mop, dry mop, mop handle, cleaning device



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