fire swab
English
editNoun
editfire swab (plural fire swabs)
- A water-soaked swab for cooling a gun in action and clearing away particles of powder, etc.
- 1901, The Australasian Pastoralists' Review:
- each warden should have ready for emergencies a sufficient supply of fire swabs or beaters, fire torches, and water carts
References
edit“fire”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.