different between swobber vs swabber

English

swob +? -er

swobber (plural swobbers)

swab +? -er

swabber (plural swabbers)

One who swabs a floor or deck.
- 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 2 scene 2
  The master, the swabber, the boatswain, and I,
  The gunner, and his mate,
  Lov'd Mall, Meg, and Marian, and Margery,
  But none of us car'd for Kate: […]
An instrument for swabbing.
- 2017, Emily Suvada, This Mortal Coil (page 337)
  Meaningless filler code that shouldn't interact with a person's DNA. […] He pulls a pen-size swabber from his pocket, chrome finished with a needle point on one end, and a pad for swabbing on the other.
A baker's implement for cleaning ovens.
(nautical, historical) An interior officer on British warships, responsible for seeing that the ship was kept clean.
(card games) Four privileged cards, formerly used in betting in whist.

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