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swabber

swabber is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.One who swabs a floor or desk. Shak.
  2. 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. 3.Same as Swobber, 2.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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