• Mopwater

    Full definition of mopwater

    Noun

    mopwater

    (uncountable)
    1. Alternative spelling of mop water
      • 1949, Cornell University, Epoch, p196Below in the narrow valley, a gray stream simmered, no more than a trickle of mopwater in summer.
      • 1998, Loudell Snow, Walkin' Over Medicine, p92The wary householder might also sprinkle salt around the house to keep away unwanted visitors, add a dollop of pepper and a little urine to the mopwater to prohibit the entry of evil spirits, ...
      • 2004, Joe Jackson, How I Left the Great State of Tennessee and Went on to Better Things, p39He was a scrawny sort, not over seventeen, with pimples in the corners of his lips and hair the color of mopwater.
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