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Define the word swob

"swob" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Swab \Swab\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swabbed; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Swabbing.] [See Swabber, n.]
   To clean with a mop or swab; to wipe when very wet, as after
   washing; as, to swab the desk of a ship. [Spelt also swob.]
   [1913 Webster]

"Swob" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Swob \Swob\, n. & v.
   See Swab.
   [1913 Webster]

"swob" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

swob
     n : cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened
         to a handle; for cleaning floors [syn: swab, mop]
     v 1: wash with a swab or a mop; "swab the ship's decks" [syn: swab]
     2: apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with
        paint" [syn: dab, swab]