Swab(n.)
- To clean with a mop or swab; to wipe when very wet, as after washing; as, to swab the desk of a ship.
Swab(n.)
- A kind of mop for cleaning floors, the desks of vessels, etc., esp. one made of rope-yarns or threads.
Swab(n.)
- A bit of sponge, cloth, or the like, fastened to a handle, for cleansing the mouth of a sick person, applying medicaments to deep-seated parts, etc.