Mop (?), n. [See Mope.]
A made-up face; a grimace.
"What
mops and mowes it makes!"
Beau. & Fl.
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Mop, v. i.
To make a wry mouth.
[Obs.]
Shak.
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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.
2.
A fair where servants are hired.
[Prov. Eng.]
3.
The young of any animal; also, a young girl; a moppet.
[Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
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.]
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Mop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mopped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. 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.
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