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• dust mop
  dust mop

  noun

  a long-handled mop of dry, absorbent material, used for dusting floors.
• dust-mop
  dust-mop

  verb (used with object)

  to clean with a dust mop.

dust mop

¹ American  

noun

1. a long-handled mop of dry, absorbent material, used for dusting floors.

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dust-mop ² American  

[duhst-mop] / ˈdʌstˌmɒp /

verb (used with object)

dust-mopped, dust-mopping

1. to clean with a dust mop.

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Etymology

Origin of dust mop

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

On Day 23 they spotted a dust mop being shaken out a window.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then I placed the chairs on the tables to clear the floor for him to sweep with a dust mop.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

We sit in the kitchen, avoiding the dust mop of the woman, waiting for Cordelia to come down to play.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

I can sweep and dust, mop and scrub, and even blacken stoves.

From The Palm Tree Blessing by Shepard, W. E.

They are waxed a few times each year, and a little work each morning with dust mop and carpet sweeper keeps them in good order.

From How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers by Bleyer, Willard Grosvenor