swabbing
English
[edit]Verb
[edit]swabbing
- present participle and gerund of swab
Noun
[edit]swabbing (plural swabbings)
- The act of one who swabs.
- 1821, Robert Thomas, The modern practice of physic:
- 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 […]