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noun

Mop n. A made-up face; a grimace. "What mops and mowes it makes!"

Mop n.

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.

A fair where servants are hired. (Prov. Eng.)

The young of any animal; also, a young girl; a moppet. (Prov. Eng.)

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.)

verb

Mop v. t. (past & past part. mopped; pres. part. mopping) To rub or wipe with a mop, or as with a mop; as, to mop a floor; to mop one's face with a handkerchief.

Mop v. i. To make a wry mouth. (Obs.)

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"Mop" Quotes from Famous Books

... give a Couple of the finest fat Oxen he could purchase to the Poor of Abingdon in general, and lay out the price of these Oxen in Bread, to be distributed at the same time. To the Ringers, in Number, fourteen, he gave Liquor in Plenty, and a Guinea each; and calling for a wet Mop, rubbed out all the Ale Scores in his Kitchen. In a Word he displayed a noble Liberality, made every Body welcome; and what is highly to be applauded, showed a charitable Disposition towards the Relief ...

— From John O'Groats to Land's End • Robert Naylor and John Naylor

... small bar-room, whose litter of duffle-bags, guns, saddles, and camp utensils gave evidence of the presence of many hunters and fishermen. The slovenly landlord was poring over a newspaper, while a discouraged half-grown youth was sludging the floor with a mop; but a cheerful clamor from an open door at the back of the hall told ...

— The Forester's Daughter - A Romance of the Bear-Tooth Range • Hamlin Garland

... the creation of the American humorist Shillaber, distinguished for her misuse of learned words; also another celebrity who attempted to sweep back the Atlantic with her mop, the type of those who think to ...

— The Nuttall Encyclopaedia - Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge • Edited by Rev. James Wood

... 'Mop it up, Alice,' said Aunt Jane to the younger girl. 'No don't come up, Ada; it is too wet for you. It is only a misdirected experiment ...

— Beechcroft at Rockstone • Charlotte M. Yonge

... suddenly found himself perspiring profusely, and was compelled to mop his brow, but Miss Hastings disdained to give any sign that anything unusual whatsoever had happened, except by walking with a limp, albeit a very slight one, as she returned to the glade. That limp comforted Mr. Turner somewhat, and, spying Miss Stevens in a little ...

— The Early Bird - A Business Man's Love Story • George Randolph Chester

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