What does "swabber" mean?
Swabber: One who swabs a floor or desk. Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.(Naut.) Formerly, an interior officer on board of British ships of war, whose business it was to see that the ship was kept clean.
- 3.Same as Swobber, 2.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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