Definitions
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- verb Present participle of
swab . - noun The act of one who
swabs .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun cleaning with a mop
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Examples
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On January 29, 2010 the Company completed a long term swabbing test of zone 7 of 404 hours over 35 days.
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On January 29, 2010 the Company completed a long term swabbing test of zone 7 of 404 hours over 35 days.
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The swabbing was a buccal swab, a Q-tip swab of the cheek of Dannielynn.
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DOWNEY: And I think that -- I'm upset, because there should be some kind of swabbing of your mouth or DNA.
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The floor itself did not leave room for me to lie down -- besides it was often wet by dirty water being spilled upon it, or from the daily "swabbing" it usually received.
Ran Away to Sea Mayne Reid 1850
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In other words, the system can be run either as a low cost, lower labor alternative to a "swabbing" unit or as a "set it and forget it" alternative to a conventional pumping unit.
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The twice-annual swabbing of the high, dust-laden logs in the Centennial house was work that never ended.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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The veterinarian looked at Puff's ears, first swabbing them with alcohol.
Puff Sandra Knauf 2011
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I am familiar with cheek swabbing (used by some DNA testing companies) which is a little more dignified as the person doing it, appears to be brushing their teeth not spitting into a container.
TV Program on Origins of the Irish…. « Cork Genealogist 2009
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Fortunately very little water got inside the file cabinets and four people violently mopping and swabbing got the water cleaned up with no bad damage.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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