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one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel
- old swabs swapping sea stories as they spend their last days in the veterans' home
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- lime-juicer
- [slang],
- limey
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of swab (Entry 2 of 2)
as in wash, wipe
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“Swab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swab. Accessed 16 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of swab was in 1653
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