“Clean the wound with a swab soaked in normal saline.”

“His head was surmounted by the ship's swab, whose brown tresses descended half-way to the deck.”

“For the duty even of a swabber, he does not consider himself too high, but washes the deck most delicately clean.”

“Once at the pole, though Nielsen functioned not only as doctor but as nurse, orderly and floor swabber in her small clinic, she quickly found herself at one with the ice.”

“I'm afraid the sea is too cold for me this morning, Mr. swabber.”

“The gunners and swabbers were putting their cannon in fettle below decks.”

“Strips of bark, or swabbers, also spoon honey out of opened hives.”