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swob

[ swob ]
/ swÉ’b /
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noun, verb (used with object), swobbed, swob·bing.Archaic.
an archaic spelling of swab.
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Words nearby swob

swivel weaving, swivet, swiz, swizzle, swizzle stick, swob, swoffing, swole, swollen, swollen head, swollen-headed
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How to use swob in a sentence

  • Does he, you swob, roared the apparition, an oos goin to give it im?

    The Message|Louis Tracy

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

    Safe Marriage|Ettie A. Rout

British Dictionary definitions for swob

swob
/ (swÉ’b) /
noun, verb swobs, swobbing or swobbed
a less common word for swab
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