"mopstick" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mopsticks [plural]
Etymology: mop + stick Etymology templates: {{compound|en|mop|stick}} mop + stick Head templates: {{en-noun}} mopstick (plural mopsticks)
  1. The long handle of a mop.
    Sense id: en-mopstick-en-noun-~5XK-5Fh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30
  2. (music, historical) In an old pianoforte movement, a rod that raises the damper as the key is depressed. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-mopstick-en-noun-lvuQh3dE Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mop stick, mop-stick [archaic]

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