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Swob definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SWOB, n. A mop. [See Swab.]
SWOB, v.t. To clean or wipe with a swob. [See Swab.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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

Merriam Webster's

archaic variant of swab

Oxford Reference Dictionary

var. of SWAB.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Swob Swob, n. & v. See Swab.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. See swab.