Swab

Definitions

1. A small piece of soft, absorbent material, such as gauze, used to clean wounds, apply medicine, or take samples of body fluids. Often attached to a stick or wire to aid access.
2. A surname.
3. A sample taken with a swab (piece of absorbent material).
4. A piece of material used for cleaning or sampling other items like musical instruments or guns.
5. A mop, especially on a ship.
6. A sailor; a swabby.
   slang
7. A naval officer's epaulet.
   slang

Equivalents

Examples

“As for that swab, he's good and dead, he is.”

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