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swab⋅by

  [swob-ee]
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–noun, plural -bies.
Slang. (in the Navy or Coast Guard) a sailor; gob.
Also, swabbie.

Origin:
1940–45; swab + -y 2
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swab·bie also swab·by   (swŏb'ē)   
n.   pl. swab·bies Slang
A sailor.

[swab + -y3.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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