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swab⋅ber

  [swob-er]
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–noun
1. a person who uses a swab.
2. Slang. swab (def. 6).
3. a swab; mop.
Origin:
1585–95; < D zwabber; cf. MLG swabben to splash in water or filth
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swab·ber   (swŏb'ər)   
n.  

  1. One who uses a swab.

  2. A swab or mop.

  3. Slang A sailor.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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