swab
noun
a large mop used on shipboard for cleaning decks, living quarters, etc.
has swabbed
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present perfectof swab (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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This simple piece of cloth has swabbed the sweat off the brows of sailors, farmers, miners, soldiers and factory workers for generations.
From Washington Times ● May 4, 2021
So far, this testing setup has swabbed about 60 individuals, but not turned up any positive residents.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2020
Until there are enough EDS machines to handle all bags, the TSA wants to supplement them with smaller trace machines, microwave-size devices that can detect explosives by testing a cloth that has swabbed the luggage.
From Time Magazine Archive
