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ˈswabbing, vbl. n.
[f. swab v.1 + -ing1.]
The action of swab v.1; cleaning with (or as with) a swab or mop; the use of a swab or swabs. Also concr. (see quot. 1891).
1840R. H. Dana Bef. Mast xiv, The washing, swabbing, squilgeeing, etc., etc. 1872O. W. Holmes Poet Breakf.-t. xi, Sparrows..keep up such a swashing and swabbing..round..the water basins. 1876J. S. Bristowe Theory & Pract. Med. (1878) 215 The larynx must be treated..by ‘swabbing’. 1891Labour Commission Gloss., Swabbing, that which is swept up by the swab, a mop used for cleaning the floors in woollen mills. 1921W. H. Jeffery Deep Well Drilling xii. 338 Swabbing and agitating are sometimes effective in causing wells to resume flowing. 1930[see swab n.1 1 f]. 1974P. L. Moore et al. Drilling Practices Manual xii. 302 When a viscous mud is being used, additional mud weight may be required because of swabbing.
attrib.1880Baring-Gould Mehalah vii. (1884) 93 She caught up a swabbing-mop. |