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dust mop
1noun
- 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.
- 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.
From Literature
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.
From Seattle Times
"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.
From Los Angeles Times
“I knew I couldn’t clean all my life; I wasn’t going to revolutionize the dust mop.”
From New York Times
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