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Swabber
Pronunciation : Swab"ber
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To swab. [R.]
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Swab"ber
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [D. zwabber; cf.D. zwabberen to swab, G. schwabbern, Dan. svabre, Sw. svab a swab, svabla to swab.]
Definition : 1. One who swabs a floor or desk. Shak.
2. (Naut.)
Defn: Formerly, an interior officer on board of British ships of war, whose business it was to see that the ship was kept clean.
3. Same as Swobber, 2.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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