Verb (used with object) : to swab the decks. ,to swab soapy water from the decks. ,to swab a mop over the decks.    From Dictionary.com. 

On January 29, 2010 the Company completed a long term swabbing test of zone 7 of 404 hours over 35 days.    From Wordnik.com.  [FinanzNachrichten.de: Aktuelle Nachrichten] Reference

The swabbing was a buccal swab, a Q-tip swab of the cheek of Dannielynn.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 21, 2007] Reference

DOWNEY: And I think that -- I'm upset, because there should be some kind of swabbing of your mouth or DNA.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 9, 2005] Reference

Then began slushing and swabbing, and bumping my cot.    From Wordnik.com.  [Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833] Reference

What would you do an oral swabbing as opposed to blood?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 20, 2005] Reference

I wonder if he's going to be in there swabbing out the.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 22, 2004] Reference

“They bought it,” she said, swabbing glue on the shell.    From Wordnik.com.  [To Say Nothing of the Dog]

They're swabbing and they're analyzing those swabs for anthrax.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 20, 2001] Reference

What more can you tell us about swabbing at the Naval Observatory?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 26, 2001] Reference

So if you just do the swabbing, it ` s not considered as intrusive.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 20, 2005] Reference

KING: These swabbing cheeks for DNA, the concept there is what, Joe?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 15, 2001] Reference

First the gum surface is numbed by swabbing on a topical anesthetic.    From Wordnik.com.  [Q&A: Painless dental injections?] Reference

"Huh!" grunted Barry, swabbing away at his throat, which still bled.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gold Out of Celebes] Reference

They've also been swabbing mailboxes, trying to detect traces of anthrax.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 21, 2001] Reference

GUPTA: Simple swabbing picks up DNA on everything from door jams to blood.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 15, 2005] Reference

He drank while I knelt in pickle juice, swabbing the floor with dish towels.    From Wordnik.com.  [Thick With Memory] Reference

A demonstration of theoral test for HIV by swabbing the inside of the mouth.    From Wordnik.com.  [HIV Fighters Gain Speed] Reference

Soon the government will start swabbing anyone picked up on Federal charges, too.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 13, 2008] Reference

The gunner had cracked the first-aid box and was swabbing his arm with antiseptic.    From Wordnik.com.  [Planet of the Damned] Reference

The skipper stared at him blankly, meanwhile swabbing at his burns with oiled waste.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gold Out of Celebes] Reference

And soon the government will start swabbing anyone picked up on federal charges, too.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 19, 2008] Reference

They're swabbing their cheeks so they can match the DNA up with their parents -- Aaron.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 16, 2001] Reference

Of all the unpleasant experiences that I had at war, this throat swabbing was the worst.    From Wordnik.com.  [In the Flash Ranging Service Observations of an American Soldier During His Service With the A.E.F. in France] Reference

And maybe we should just start with the overall swabbing of his mouth in the first place.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 6, 2004] Reference

I rushed around impotently, swabbing up the gallons of water and trying not to wake up R.    From Wordnik.com.  [I suck suck suck at math] Reference

The gunners had playfully taught her all about loading, firing and swabbing their cannon.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Woman with a Stone Heart A Romance of the Philippine War] Reference

The thinning of the horn and the swabbing of the wound may, as before, be proceeded with.    From Wordnik.com.  [Diseases of the Horse's Foot] Reference

So I was just wondering why I had to have two separate ones, in addition to the swabbing.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 20, 2005] Reference

The summer between high school and college, John worked at the mill swabbing out the looms.    From Wordnik.com.  [THE BOYISH WONDER] Reference

The ladies of the parish volunteer, swabbing the tile floors and polishing the mahogany pews.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Pennsylvania Polka] Reference

That trace amount led to closure of that facility and swabbing and testing of employees there.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 24, 2001] Reference

There was -- testing and swabbing has occurred and antibiotics will be available to anybody there.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 23, 2001] Reference

It ` s a lot easier getting on oral swabbing than holding somebody down and sticking a needle in their arm.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 20, 2005] Reference

JEAN CASAREZ, COURT TV CORRESPONDENT: The DNA test, swabbing with a q-tip of Dannielynn, is supposed to take place tomorrow.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 20, 2007] Reference

PERPER: According to the judge ` s order, they were not supposed to witness our processing of the additional swabbing, as requested.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 15, 2007] Reference

The important thing to note about the nasal swabbing, at this point, is that we now have some test results back from the House staff.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 22, 2001] Reference