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Webster 1913 Edition
Squeegee
Squee′gee
(skwē′jē̍)
, Noun.
Formerly, a small swab for drying a vessel’s deck; now, a kind of scraper having a blade or edge of rubber or of leather, – used for removing superfluous, water or other liquids, as from a vessel's deck after washing, from window panes, photographer's plates, etc.
[Written also
squilgee
, squillagee
.] Definition 2024
squeegee
squeegee
English
the head of a squeegee
Noun
squeegee (plural squeegees)
- A tool consisting of a rubber blade at right angles to a handle, used for spreading, pushing or wiping liquid material on, across or off a surface, especially when cleaning glass, eg the windscreen of a vehicle or a shop window, to remove soapy water. [from the 17th c.]
- (slang) A person who cleans the windscreen of a vehicle stopped in traffic then demands payment from the driver.
- (printing) A tool used in silk-screen printing for forcing the ink through the stencil and thus printing the desired image.
Translations
tool used for cleaning glass
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Verb
squeegee (third-person singular simple present squeegees, present participle squeegeeing, simple past and past participle squeegeed)
- (transitive) To clean with a squeegee.
Translations
to clean with squeegee
See also
- squeegee merchant
- squeegee mop