floorcloth

[ flawr-klawth, -kloth, flohr- ]

noun,plural floor·cloths [flawr-klawthz, -klothz, -klawths, -kloths, flohr-]. /ˈflɔrˌklɔðz, -ˌklɒðz, -ˌklɔθs, -ˌklɒθs, ˈfloʊr-/.
  1. a cloth for washing or wiping floors.

  2. a piece of cloth or the like, as crash, drugget, or linoleum, used with or without a carpet for covering a floor.

Origin of floorcloth

1
First recorded in 1740–50; floor + cloth

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