A soft coating of mud, plaster, etc.
Excrement or clay used as a bonding material in construction.
A crude or amateurish painting.
To apply (something) to a surface in hasty or crude strokes.
To paint (a picture, etc.) in a coarse or unskilful manner.
A piece of material used for cleaning or sampling other items like musical instruments or guns.
A sailor; a swabby.
A naval officer's epaulet.
A small piece of soft, absorbent material, such as gauze, used to clean wounds, apply medicine, or take samples of body fluids. Often attached to a stick or wire to aid access.
A mop, especially on a ship.
A sample taken with a swab (piece of absorbent material).
To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab.