One of a ship's crew whose business it was to swab the decks, etc.; a petty officer who had charge of the cleaning of the decks.
| 单词 | θ204355 |
| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > deck-hand > who cleans decks (2) swabber1592 One of a ship's crew whose business it was to swab the decks, etc.; a petty officer who had charge of the cleaning of the decks. swab1687 †(a) = swabber, n.1 1. Obsolete. (b) A term of abuse or (now often mild) contempt: cf. swabber, n.1 2. |
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