mopstick

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noun

The long handle of a mop.

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Meanings

nounmopstick (plural mopsticks)

plural mopsticks · alternative mop stick · alternative mop-stick

  1. The long handle of a mop.

    THE TWITCH is a short stick of strong ash, about the size of a mopstick,

    1861, John Henry Walsh, The Horse in the Stable and in the Field
  2. historicalentertainmentIn an old pianoforte movement, a rod that raises the damper as the key is depressed.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mophandle

Origin

From mop + stick.

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Cite this entry
APA

mopstick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mopstick

MLA

“mopstick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mopstick. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mopstick,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mopstick.

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