He made two by grace of the janitor's having Swabbed his broom a little closer to the wall.
"A Matter of Proportion"
Anne Walker
The planks, which had not been Swabbed since the mutiny, bore the print of many feet; and an empty bottle, broken by the neck, tumbled to and fro like a live thing in the scuppers.
"Treasure Island"
Robert Louis Stevenson
If the animals are gentle enough to be handled, the mouth should be Swabbed out daily with antiseptic washes, such as a 2 per cent solution of carbolic acid or a 1 per cent solution of compound solution of cresol or of permanganate of potassium, or 1 part of hydrogen peroxid to 2 parts of water.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler