Hypertext Webster Gateway: "swob"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Swob \Swob\, n. & v.
See {Swab}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Swab \Swab\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swabbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Swabbing}.] [See {Swabber}, n.]
To clean with a mop or swab; to wipe when very wet, as after
washing; as, to swab the desk of a ship. [Spelt also {swob}.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
swob
n : cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened
to a handle; for cleaning floors [syn: {swab}, {mop}]
v 1: wash with a swab or a mop; "swab the ship's decks" [syn: {swab}]
2: apply (usually a liquid) to a surface [syn: {dab}, {swab}]
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