mopwater

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A form of mop water — The dirty water which is left over after one mops.

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Meanings

nounmopwater (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of mop water.

    Below in the narrow valley, a gray stream simmered, no more than a trickle of mopwater in summer.

    1949, Cornell University, Epoch, page 196
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    The 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, ...

    1998, Loudell Snow, Walkin' Over Medicine, page 92

    He was a scrawny sort, not over seventeen, with pimples in the corners of his lips and hair the color of mopwater.

    2004, Joe Jackson, How I Left the Great State of Tennessee and Went on to Better Things, page 39

Origin

From mop + water.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

mopwater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mopwater

MLA

“mopwater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mopwater. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mopwater,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mopwater.

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