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swabbings

swabbings is the plural of swabbing.

Meaning of swabbing

Noun

swabbing (plural swabbings)

  1. The act of one who swabs.
    • Cleanliness on board of a ship is highly necessary for the preservation of the health of seamen; but the custom of frequent swabbings or washings between the decks, as is too frequently practised, is certainly injurious[…]1821, Robert Thomas, The modern practice of physic

Questions about swabbings

What is swabbings the plural of?
Swabbings is the plural of swabbing.

Words near swabbings in the dictionary

  1. swabbers
  2. swabbie
  3. swabbies
  4. swabbing
  5. swabbing down
  6. swabbings
  7. swabby
  8. Swabe
  9. Swabes
  10. Swabey
  11. Swabeys

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