swab
swob
- n implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion
- n cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
- v wash with a swab or a mop
swab the ship's decks - v apply (usually a liquid) to a surface
- He addressed old beliefs with 21st century X-ray diffraction and fluorescence tests to reveal structure and composition, swab checks for organic material (like blood), and other .
- To kill the trench mouth spirochete, doctors usually swab their patients' swollen gums with hydrogen peroxide, silver salts or arsphenamine, prescribe mouthwashes of sodium .
- I'm referring of course, to the cotton-swab industry, an industry that pumps millions into the American economy, and if my journalistic .