swabby
noun
(in the Navy or Coast Guard) a sailor; gob.
swabbie
-
a variation of
swabby.
Example Sentences
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A little water never bothered the old swabbie.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
“What’s it look like, swabbie? Making octopus stew.”
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
My character was a swabbie on the pirate ship Zombie Charger, and he'd wound down while I'd been offline.
From Little Brother by Doctorow, Cory
