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Swabbing
an obsolete method of extracting oil from a well by means of a piston suspended on a cable. Swabbing is sometimes used in completing new wells or in reestablishing the flow of oil in wells that have already been producing. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | While the glowing enthusiast was swabbing the perspiration from his face, I said: He was a "squeedgie" man; his job was to go about all day with a long-handled mop, swabbing up the floor. Harvey looked up from his swabbing at the bottom of another dory just above his head. |
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