"mop-stick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mop-sticks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mop-stick (plural mop-sticks)
  1. Archaic form of mopstick. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: mopstick
    Sense id: en-mop-stick-en-noun-wDXp0CCL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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