swabbing down

A form of swab down — To clean (something, especially the deck of a ship) with a sponge or similarly absorbent material.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of swab down
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APA

swabbing down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swabbing%20down

MLA

“swabbing down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swabbing%20down. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swabbing down,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swabbing%20down.

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