mopstick

noun — 2 senses

mopstick

noun

Etymology From 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

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music Historical In an old pianoforte movement, a rod that raises the damper as the key is depressed.

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