The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SWAB
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More clues leading to the result SWAB
- Cornish sailor’s mop?
- Sailor's beginning with a bucket initially and mop
- Mop I’m handing over to seaman in state of dizziness
- Cornish sailor’s mop on board
- It’s used to clean edges of surgeon’s instrument — Boatman closes it
- Mop was awfully black
- Saw new job at last for cleaner in theatre
- Son with seaman making deck cleaner
- Small women rating cleaning equipment
- Sponge lived sadly – bad!
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What does SWAB mean?
SWAB noun- A small piece of soft, absorbent material, such as gauze, used to clean wounds, apply medicine, or take samples of body fluids. Often attached to a stick or wire to aid access.
- A sample taken with a swab (piece of absorbent material).
- A piece of material used for cleaning or sampling other items like musical instruments or guns.
- A mop, especially on a ship.
- A sailor; a swabby.
- A naval officer's epaulet.
- To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab.