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mopwater (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of mop water
   • 1949, Cornell University, Epoch, p196

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

   • 1998, Loudell Snow, Walkin' Over Medicine, p92

     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, ...

   • 2004, Joe Jackson, How I Left the Great State of Tennessee and Went on to Better Things, p39

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

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