squeegee

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Thursday that the squeegee is mightier than the rock.

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  1. noun A T-shaped implement having a crosspiece edged with rubber or leather that is drawn across a surface to remove water, as in washing windows.
  2. noun A similar implement or a rubber roller used in printing and photography.
  3. transitive verb To wipe or smooth with a squeegee.

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  • “That's a nice car, you should take good care of it—” He was already reaching for the squeegee. —  FSF,September2005
  • Even in miserable weather in a week when the most important piece of equipment was a squeegee, the U.S.
  • He took out a long-handled squeegee, dipped it in the toilet, and cleaned the mirror with it. —  LT Saloon
  • The thought of having to "squeegee" my own ink vs stamping like a gocco sounds intimidating though … that will probably take practice to get it perfect! —  Weddingbee
  • A man with a squeegee was standing in the middle of Orange Blossom Trail threatening drivers in their cars, late Tuesday night. —  WFTV.com - Local News
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Perhaps from obsolete squeege, to press, alteration of squeeze.

Toggle Century etymologies Century Dictionary (2)

  1. A form of squilgee, simulating squeege for squeeze.
  2. from squeegee, n.
 

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