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S vs Swabbing - What's the difference?

s | swabbing |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a verb swabbing is

.

As a noun swabbing is

the act of one who swabs.

s

Translingual

{{Basic Latin character info, previous=r, next=t, image= (wikipedia s)

Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    swabbing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who swabs.
  • * 1821 , Robert Thomas, The modern practice of physic
    • Cleanliness on board of a ship is highly necessary for the preservation of the health of seamen; but the custom of frequent swabbings or washings between the decks, as is too frequently practised, is certainly injurious