Category:Swabber

Swab"ber, v. t.

Defn: to swab. [r.]

Swabber Swab"ber, n. Etym: [d. zwabber; cf.D. zwabberen to swab, g. Schwabbern, dan. svabre, sw. svab a swab, svabla to swab.]

1. One who swabs a floor or desk. Shak.

2. (naut.)

Defn: 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.