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What is a swab?

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A swab is a large mop used on shipboard for cleaning decks, living quarters, a large mop used on shipboard for cleaning decks, living quarters, etc.

2.a bit of sponge, cloth, cotton, or the like, sometimes fixed to a stick, for cleansing the mouth of asick person or for applying medicaments, drying areas, etc.

3.the material collected with a swab as a specimen for microscopic study.

4.a brush or wad of absorbent material for cleaning the bore of a firearm.

5.Slang. a sailor; swabby.

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