mopholder
mopholder noun: a device for holding a sponge or mophead with a long handle and often with an attached wringer for squeezing excess water from the mop or sponge.
Noun
mopholder (plural mopholders)
- A device for holding a sponge or mophead with a long handle and often with an attached wringer for squeezing excess water from the mop or sponge.
- The specification stated that: "The principal object of the invention is to provide a combined mop and wringer of simple and inexpensive construction in which the mopholder shall be so constructed that when the device is used for mopping or scrubbing the floor or other surface the body of the...1912, United States. Courts of Appeals, United States Circuit Courts of Appeals Reports, page 177
- The simple mopholder found in every American home and which can be purchased today at any five and ten cent store in this country was invented and patented in 1893 by Thomas W. Stewart.1939 June, Lewis K. Downing, “Contributions of Negro Scientists”, in The Crisis, volume 46, number 6, page 189
Forms of mopholder
| plural | mopholders |
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Origin of mopholder
From mop + holder.
Questions about mopholder
- What does mopholder mean?
- Mopholder means a device for holding a sponge or mophead with a long handle and often with an attached wringer for squeezing excess water from the mop or sponge.
- What part of speech is mopholder?
- Mopholder is a noun.
- What is the plural of mopholder?
- The plural of mopholder is mopholders.
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