swabbie

noun

swab·​bie ˈswä-bē 

variants or less commonly swabby

plural swabbies

slang

: swab sense 2b

Synonyms

• mariner
• sailor
• tar
• jack
• navigator

Examples of swabbie in a Sentence

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

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for swabbie

• abbe
• cabbie
• cabby
• flabby
• gabby
• gaby
• scabby
• shabby
• tabby