swabbing

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. fiil present participle and gerund of swab
2. isim The act of one who swabs.

   “Cleanliness on board of a ship is highly necessary for the preservation of the health of seamen; but the custom of frequent swabbings or washings between the decks, as is too frequently practised, is certainly injurious[…]”