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swob

American  
[swob] / swɒb /

noun

Archaic.
swobbed, swobbing

  1. an archaic spelling of swab.

swob British  
/ swɒb /

noun

  1. a less common word for swab

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If you swob yourself carefully with this, you will not become diseased.

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They realized from the way I swobbed my neck More than was needed something must be up.

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