Meaning & use
Swabbing
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Cleaning or applying liquid to a surface using an absorbent pad or mop, especially in medical or nautical contexts.
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The nurse was swabbing the wound with antiseptic before dressing it.
Sailors spent the morning swabbing the deck.
A note on using this word
From 'swab,' a word of Dutch origin ('zwabber') originally referring to a mop used aboard ships.
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