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In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed... No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people. Preface to 1828 Dictionary
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SWAB, n. A mop for cleaning floors; on board of ships, a large mop or bunch or old rope yarn, used to clean the deck and cabin.
SWAB, v.t. [supra.] To clean with mop; to wipe when wet or after washing; as, to swab the deck of a ship.
To
clean with a mop or swab] to wipe when very wet, as after washing; as,
to swab the desk of a ship.
[Spelt also swob.] A kind of mop for cleaning floors, the desks
of vessels, etc., esp. one made of rope-yarns or threads.
A bit of sponge, cloth, or the like,
fastened to a handle, for cleansing the mouth of a sick person,
applying medicaments to deep-seated parts, etc.
An epaulet.
[Sailor's
Slang] Marryat. A cod, or pod, as of beans or pease.
[Obs.] Bailey. A sponge, or other suitable substance,
attached to a long rod or handle, for cleaning the bore of a
firearm.
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