SWABBERS

Noun

swabbers

plural of swabber

Source: Wiktionary

SWABBER

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