| 释义 |
swab /swob/ noun- A bit of cotton wool or the like for mopping up blood or discharges, applying antiseptics, cleaning a patient's mouth, or taking a specimen of a bodily secretion for examination
- A specimen so taken
- A mop for cleaning or drying floors or decks
- A brush for wetting foundry moulds
- A sponge or the like for cleaning the bore of a firearm
- A naval officer's epaulette (old slang)
- A lubber or clumsy fellow (old slang)
- In an old form of whist, a card entitling its holder to a share of the stakes
transitive verb (swabbˈing; swabbed) To absorb or mop with a swab ORIGIN: Du zwabber swabber swabbˈer noun - A person who uses a swab
- A mop for cleaning ovens
- A swab in whist as formerly played
- (in pl) whist so played (also whisk and swabbers)
swabbˈy noun (US sl) A seaman, esp a new recruit |