swabby
or swab·bie
[ swob-ee ]
/ ˈswɒb i /
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noun, plural swab·bies.
Slang. (in the Navy or Coast Guard) a sailor; gob.
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Example sentences from the Web for swabby
His mistress was also "Dutch," a "great swabby, fat woman," with a very ill disposition.
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