squilgee
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squilgee
- /ˈskwɪld͡ʒiː/ UK
- /skwɪlˈd͡ʒiː/ UK
- /ˈskwɪlˌd͡ʒi/ US
Rhymes with (one pronunciation) -iː
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The origin of the noun is unknown; compare squeegee which is attested later. The verb is probably derived from the noun.
noun squilgees · squillage · squillagee · squillgee · squill-gee
- A tool in the form of a mop or swab, or a blade with a long handle, used for cleaning and/or drying a vessel's deck; a type of squeegee. After the holy-stone, comes the squill-gee; a wooden instrument like a hoe, but with a face, broad and flat, and lined with leather: the decks are partly dried with it; and the operation is completed by the swabs, articles formed by tying a number of loose yarns together, now dashed, by their handle
verb squilgees · squilgeeing · squilgeed
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Synonym of squeegee (“to use a (squilgee or) squeegee on (something, such as a surface)”).
Similar: squeegee
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