SWABBER

Etymology

Noun

swabber (plural swabbers)

One who swabs a floor or deck.

An instrument for swabbing.

A baker's implement for cleaning ovens.

(nautical, historical) An interior officer on British warships, responsible for seeing that the ship was kept clean.

(card games) Four privileged cards, formerly used in betting in whist.

Source: Wiktionary

Swab"ber, v. t.

Definition: To swab. [R.]

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.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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