Topic: HOSPITAL
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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Origin: | Probably from early Dutch swabbe |
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swab1
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[countable]1MH a small piece of material used to clean a wound or take a small amount of a substance from someone's body in order to test it : a cotton swab
a cotton swab2MH a small amount of a substance that is taken from someone's body with a swab in order to test it : The doctor took a throat swab to check for infection.
The doctor took a throat swab to check for infection.