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Swabby
Translation of "swabby" into Russian
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swabby
Noun
UK
/ˈswɒbi/
US
/ˈswɑbi/
A sailor, especially one who is responsible for cleaning the decks of a ship.
The swabby spent the morning scrubbing the deck until it gleamed in the sunlight.
Slang. An enlisted sailor of low rank, often mentioned humorously or disparagingly.
After only a week at sea, the fresh swabby was already missing dry land.