swob

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
swob
    n 1: cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material
         fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors [syn: {swab},
         {swob}, {mop}]
    v 1: wash with a swab or a mop; "swab the ship's decks" [syn:
         {swab}, {swob}]
    2: apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with
       paint" [syn: {dab}, {swab}, {swob}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Swab \Swab\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swabbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Swabbing}.] [See {Swabber}, n.]
   To clean with a mop or swab; to wipe when very wet, as after
   washing; as, to swab the desk of a ship. [Spelt also {swob}.]
   [1913 Webster]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Swob \Swob\, n. & v.
   See {Swab}.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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