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[
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-ee
]
swab·by
/
ˈswɒb
i
/
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[
swob
-ee
]
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noun,
plural
swab·bies.
Slang
.
(in the Navy or Coast Guard) a sailor; gob.
Also,
swab·bie.
Origin:
1940–45;
swab
+
-y
2
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