'Mop head' definitions:

Definition of 'Mop head'

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  • 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]

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