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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Swob  \Swob\,  n.  &  v. 
  See  {Swab}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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}.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  swob 
  n  :  absorbent  material  fastened  to  a  handle;  for  cleaning  floors 
  [syn:  {swab},  {mop}] 
  v  1:  wash  with  a  swab  or  a  mop;  "Mop  the  floors"  [syn:  {mop},  {swab}] 
  2:  apply  (usually  a  liquid)  to  a  surface  [syn:  {dab},  {swab}] 




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