swab the ship's decks. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
"Splutter and oons!" cried the man, interrupting me, "who be you a-calling swab, I'd like to know!". From Wordnik.com. [Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow] Reference
They had a positive nasal swab, which is a different -- the only indication that we have from that nasal swab is that they were exposed. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 17, 2001] Reference
"Blessed if I believe the swab was a certificated doctor at all. From Wordnik.com. [Beyond the City]
This fall, she and her colleague, Conservative MP Terence Young, organized a day-long "swab". From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
Tests may include a nasal swab which is best to do within the first 4-5 days of getting sick. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Water-buckets and large swab | Hold, until wanted. From Wordnik.com. [Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.] Reference
All was routine until that nasal swab detected MRSA. From Wordnik.com. [Progress against hospital infections] Reference
Crude oil may be applied to the bodies of hogs with a swab. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
Mix red pepper, butter and garlic and swab out the throat. From Wordnik.com. [The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference] Reference
One type of swab turns pink or red in the presence of lead. From Wordnik.com. [CR and the CPSC on lead test kits: Similar results, different conclusions] Reference
Joining a registry requires only a cheek swab and a health questionnaire. From Wordnik.com. [What It Takes to Become a Living Donor] Reference
The navy uses it to swab the decks; NASA uses it to clean the space shuttle. From Wordnik.com. [Marketing: How To Play The Aids Scare] Reference
No need to actually send the mortgage company or credit-card issuer a cheek swab!. From Wordnik.com. [Millions of Useless Purchases Explained at Last!] Reference
Apply with a big soft swab made of clean old linen, but not old enough to fray and string. From Wordnik.com. [Dishes & Beverages of the Old South] Reference
My wound was again examined, cleaned and dressed and again the terrible swab went its depth. From Wordnik.com. [In the Flash Ranging Service Observations of an American Soldier During His Service With the A.E.F. in France] Reference
To use the chip, doctors would take a swab of saliva from the patient and wipe it on the slide. From Wordnik.com. [The Battle Against Bugs Gets Serious] Reference
This same swab may be used to ignite the gas in the cylinder in place of using a match or taper. From Wordnik.com. [Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon] Reference
Then, after using his own clothing to swab off the coating, they stepped back to view the result. From Wordnik.com. [Creatures of Vibration] Reference
Will courts someday use a cotton-swab test to help determine which parent gets custody of a child?. From Wordnik.com. [Getting to Know You] Reference
The eight-swab Lead Check Household Lead Test Kit pack is a better bargain than the Homax two-swab pack. From Wordnik.com. [Testing the lead test kits] Reference
Two hundred dollars and a swab of her cheek gave her an answer: Royer's maternal ancestors were most likely Native American. From Wordnik.com. [In Our Blood] Reference
And if there was any doubt, Blake says, he would simply retest the person in a couple of weeks or use DNA collected from an oral swab. From Wordnik.com. [Ask Tip Sheet] Reference
He took my hand before I could drop the swab and I felt his fingers rubbing above my knuckle, acknowledging the bareness of my ring finger. From Wordnik.com. [Red Fox Rampant] Reference
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