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swab

In medicine, a small piece of gauze or lint used to dry wounds. It also describes a sterile piece of cotton wool that is used to obtain samples from wounds or the throat for bacteriological examination.



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--to that eternal doctor swab, and tell him to pipe all hands--magistrates and sich--and he'll lay 'em aboard at the Admiral Benbow--all old Flint's crew, man and boy, all on 'em that's left.
Treasure Island by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
Then the other swab knew of it, and we'll settle with him.
Dead Men Tell No Tales by Hornung, E. W. View in context
Then we shall see if there is any truth in what that swab of a doctor said.
Beyond the City by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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