"mop squeezer" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-mop squeezer.ogg [Australia] Forms: mop squeezers [plural]
Etymology: Sense 2 attested from 1949 in the US. Sense 2 possibly a reference to the scepter held by some queens (e.g., the queen of spades in the English deck). Head templates: {{en-noun}} mop squeezer (plural mop squeezers)
  1. (archaic) A maidservant. Tags: archaic, slang
    Sense id: en-mop_squeezer-en-noun-Iv~jnWYt
  2. (uncommon, possibly offensive) A queen (the playing card). Tags: offensive, possibly, slang, uncommon Synonyms: mop-squeezer Related terms: mop-squeezing
    Sense id: en-mop_squeezer-en-noun-HqmZCIJs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58

Inflected forms

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