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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

I gather up newspapers and brush the floors with a dust-mop.

Penny and Mrs. Weems entered the cottage where the seamstress was running a dust mop over the floors.

They are waxed a few times each year, and a little work each morning with dust mop and carpet sweeper keeps them in good order.

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