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dust mop

1

noun

  1. a long-handled mop of dry, absorbent material, used for dusting floors.


dust-mop

2

[ duhst-mop ]

verb (used with object)

, dust-mopped, dust-mop·ping.
  1. to clean with a dust mop.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dust mop1

First recorded in 1950–55
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Example Sentences

Then I placed the chairs on the tables to clear the floor for him to sweep with a dust mop.

Your main cleaning routine should be going over the floor frequently with a microfiber dust mop, or a vacuum with a tool suited to hard surfaces, not a rug beater.

"Who would have thought you'd turn out to be a deserter from a dust mop and a few dishes, when Mom's counting on you?"

From BBC

One, the feathered incarnation of sunshine, the other a grousing dust mop; one voice pulled down from the sky, the other dragged up from the weeds.

“I knew I couldn’t clean all my life; I wasn’t going to revolutionize the dust mop.”

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