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swab

/sˈwɒb/SWOB
/sˈwɑb/SWAHB

Meaningto mop

Common meaning: to mop clean

Journey through time

  1. Dutchzwabberen‘to mop’source
  2. Dutchmeaning shiftsto mop → a ship's drudgezwabber‘a ship's drudge’source
  3. Early English spellingswabbersource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsa ship's drudge → to mop cleanswab‘to mop clean’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Dutch zwabberen ‘to mop’.

Roots

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