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swabber
noun as in jack
noun as in sailor
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Example Sentences
I'm afraid the sea is too cold for me this morning, Mr. Swabber.
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There was no place on board for a 'waister,' a 'swabber,' longshoreman, or sea labourer.
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Under the swabber there was a temporary rate known as the liar.
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For the duty even of a swabber, he does not consider himself too high, but washes the deck most delicately clean.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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