English Explanatory Dictionary

mop squeezer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A maidservant.
  2. A queen (the playing card).

Pronunciation

En-au-mop squeezer.ogg

Word forms

mop squeezer mop squeezers mop-squeezer

Etymology

Sense 2 attested from 1949 in the US. Sense 2 possibly a reference to the scepter held by some queens (e.g., the queen of spades in the English deck).

Related words

mop-squeezing
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