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swabber

/swob-er/US // ˈswɒb ər //UK // (ˈswɒbə) //

拭子,拭子机,拭净器,拭子手

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person who uses a swab.
    • : Slang. swab.
    • : a swab; mop.

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Examples

  • I'm afraid the sea is too cold for me this morning, Mr. Swabber.

  • There was no place on board for a 'waister,' a 'swabber,' longshoreman, or sea labourer.

  • Under the swabber there was a temporary rate known as the liar.

  • For the duty even of a swabber, he does not consider himself too high, but washes the deck most delicately clean.