Swab"ber (?), v. t. To swab.
[R.]
Swab"ber, n. [D. zwabber; cf.D.
zwabberen to swab, G. schwabbern, Dan. svabre,
Sw. svab a swab, svabla to swab.] 1.
One who swabs a floor or desk. Shak.
2. (Naut.) Formerly, an interior
officer on board of British ships of war, whose business it was to see
that the ship was kept clean.
3. Same as Swobber, 2.