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To clean with a mop or swab; to wipe when very wet, as after
washing; as, to swab the desk of a ship. |
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A kind of mop for cleaning floors, the desks of vessels,
etc., esp. one made of rope-yarns or threads. |
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A bit of sponge, cloth, or the like, fastened to a handle,
for cleansing the mouth of a sick person, applying medicaments to
deep-seated parts, etc. |
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An epaulet. |
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A cod, or pod, as of beans or pease. |
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A sponge, or other suitable substance, attached to a long rod
or handle, for cleaning the bore of a firearm. |
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