mopholder

English

Etymology

mop +‎ holder

Noun

mopholder (plural mopholders)

1. A device for holding a sponge or mophead with a long handle and often with an attached wringer for squeezing excess water from the mop or sponge.
   • 1912, United States. Courts of Appeals, United States Circuit Courts of Appeals Reports, page 177:

     The specification stated that: "The principal object of the invention is to provide a combined mop and wringer of simple and inexpensive construction in which the mopholder shall be so constructed that when the device is used for mopping or scrubbing the floor or other surface the body of the holder will be retained at a slight distance above the mop, so that the water will not be squeezed or pressed therefrom.

   • 1939 June, Lewis K. Downing, “Contributions of Negro Scientists”, in The Crisis, volume 46, number 6, page 189:

     The simple mopholder found in every American home and which can be purchased today at any five and ten cent store in this country was invented and patented in 1893 by Thomas W. Stewart.

   • 2009, Various, The Complete Home, →ISBN:

     A long-handled mopholder fitted with a coarse carriage sponge will facilitate the cleaning of the latter.