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swabful en · NOUN

Etymology

From swab + -ful.

Meanings

1. As much as a swab holds.
   • The caterpillars may be trapped in their tents in early morning or late afternoon and extinguished with a swabful of kerosene. 1902 June 1, “Spraying”, in Woodland & Roadside, volume 1, number 2, page 3:
   • A swabful of each mixture was smeared onto MacConkey Agar plates containing a single appropriate antibiotic and 250 μg of sodium azide per ml. 1971, Infection and Immunity - Volume 3, page 412:
   • Go over the paper which has been laid down on a board or table top, several times with a swabful of the solution. 1915, Edwin George Lutz, Practical Drawing, page 232:
   • […] swabfuls of blood and threw them on the floor like he was trying to stem the Niagara Falls. 2004, Sam North, The Unnumbered, page 63:

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