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swabbie
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swab·bie

noun \ˈswä-bē\
plural swabbies

Definition of SWABBIE

slang
: swab 2b

Variants of SWABBIE

swab·bie also swab·by \ˈswä-bē\

Examples of SWABBIE

  1. <the pirate captain cried, “Ahoy, me swabbies, 'tis time to hoist the Jolly Roger!”>

First Known Use of SWABBIE

1944

Related to SWABBIE

Synonyms
gob, hearty, jack, jack-tar, mariner, navigator, salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, shipman, swab, sailor (also swabby) [slang], tar

Rhymes with SWABBIE

bobby, cobby, dobby, globby, hobby, knobby, lobby, nobby, Sabi, snobby

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