zwabber — meaning in English
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English meaning
- mop noun A cleaning tool with a long handle and a bundle of absorbent strands, used for washing floors.
- swab noun A small pad of absorbent material, often on a stick, used to clean a wound, apply medicine, or collect a sample.
- vagrant noun A person with no permanent home who moves from place to place, often begging or living on the street.
Senses
zwabber is used for these senses in English:
- mop An implement for washing floors or similar, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle.
- swab A mop, especially on a ship.
- vagrant (specifically) A person without settled employment or habitation who usually supports himself or herself by begging or some dishonest means; a tramp, a vagabond.
mop — full definition
- noun A cleaning tool with a long handle and a bundle of absorbent strands, used for washing floors.
- noun A thick, untidy head of hair.
- verb To clean a surface with a mop, or to wipe something up.
swab — full definition
- noun A small pad of absorbent material, often on a stick, used to clean a wound, apply medicine, or collect a sample.
- noun A mop, especially one used to clean the deck of a ship.
- verb To clean or wipe something using a swab.