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Definition of 'swabber'English
Alternative forms
* swobber
Noun
( en-noun)
One who swabs a floor or deck.
* 1610 , , act 2 scene 2
- The master, the swabber , the boatswain, and I,
- The gunner, and his mate,
- Lov'd Mall, Meg, and Marian, and Margery,
- But none of us car'd for Kate:
(nautical|historical) An interior officer on British warships, responsible for seeing that the ship was kept clean.
(card games) Four privileged cards, formerly used in betting in whist.
( Webster 1913)
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