dust mop

¹ American  

noun

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

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dust-mop ² American  

[duhst-mop] / ˈdʌstˌmɒp /

verb (used with object)

dust-mopped, dust-mopping

1. to clean with a dust mop.

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Etymology

Origin of dust mop

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

On Day 23 they spotted a dust mop being shaken out a window.

From Time Magazine Archive

We sit in the kitchen, avoiding the dust mop of the woman, waiting for Cordelia to come down to play.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

I can sweep and dust, mop and scrub, and even blacken stoves.

From The Palm Tree Blessing by Shepard, W. E.

Kit was all smiles in a minute as she grabbed a dust mop to give the floor another cleaning before the rug was put down.

From The Merriweather Girls and the Mystery of the Queen's Fan by Edholm, Lizette M.