dust mop

¹

noun

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

dust-mop

²

[duhst-mop]

verb (used with object)

dust-mopped, dust-mopping 

1. to clean with a dust mop.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dust mop¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

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

From Literature

Your main cleaning routine should be going over the floor frequently with a microfiber dust mop, or a vacuum with a tool suited to hard surfaces, not a rug beater.

From Seattle Times

"Who would have thought you'd turn out to be a deserter from a dust mop and a few dishes, when Mom's counting on you?"

From BBC

One, the feathered incarnation of sunshine, the other a grousing dust mop; one voice pulled down from the sky, the other dragged up from the weeds.

From Los Angeles Times

“I knew I couldn’t clean all my life; I wasn’t going to revolutionize the dust mop.”

From New York Times