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The Meaning of swab
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(n.) 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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(n.) A kind of mop for cleaning floors, the desks of vessels, etc., esp. one made of rope-yarns or threads.
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(n.) 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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(n.) An epaulet.
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(n.) A cod, or pod, as of beans or pease.
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(n.) A sponge, or other suitable substance, attached to a long rod or handle, for cleaning the bore of a firearm.
Homophones
swob
Rhymes
aube
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baab
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blob
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bob
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bobb
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cob
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cobb
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corncob
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daub
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daube
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dob
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dobb
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fob
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gaub
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glaab
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glaub
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glob
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gob
,
grob
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haub
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heartthrob
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hob
,
hobnob
,
job
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knaub
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knob
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knobbe
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krob
,
laub
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laube
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lob
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lobb
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miserables
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mob
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naab
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nobbe
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prob
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punjab
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raab
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raub
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rob
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robb
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robbe
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saab
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schaab
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schwab
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shaub
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slob
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snob
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sob
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squab
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staab
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staub
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stobbe
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taube
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thingamabob
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throb
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traub
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wobbe