mop head

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mop head - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Mop \Mop\, n. [CF. W. mop, mopa, Ir. moipal, Gael. moibeal,
     moibean; or OF. mappe a napkin (see Map, Napkin).]
     1. 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.
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     2. A fair where servants are hired. [Prov. Eng.]
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     3. The young of any animal; also, a young girl; a moppet.
        [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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     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.
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