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swabbie

noun swab·bie \ˈswä-bē\
plural swabbies

Definition of SWABBIE

slang
:  swab 2b

Variants of SWABBIE

swab·bie also swab·by \ˈswä-bē\
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First Known Use of SWABBIE

1944

Related to SWABBIE

Synonyms
gob, hearty, jack, jack-tar, mariner, navigator, salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, shipman, swab, sailor (also swabby) [slang], tar

Rhymes with SWABBIE

bobby, cobby, dobby, globby, hobby, knobby, lobby, nobby, Sabi, snobby

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