Search Result for "mop head":

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Mop \Mop\, n. [CF. W. mop, mopa, Ir. moipal, Gael. moibeal, moibean; or OF. mappe a napkin (see Map, Napkin).] 1. An implement for washing floors, or the like, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle. [1913 Webster] 2. A fair where servants are hired. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 3. The young of any animal; also, a young girl; a moppet. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster] Mop head. (a) The end of a mop, to which the thrums or rags are fastened. (b) A clamp for holding the thrums or rags of a mop. [U.S.] [1913 Webster]