mop
noun
[ mɒp ]
• an implement consisting of a bundle of thick loose strings or a sponge attached to a handle, used for wiping floors or other surfaces.
• a thick mass of disordered hair.
• "her tousled mop of blonde hair"
mop
verb
• clean or soak up liquid from (something) by wiping.
• "she mopped the floor and cleaned out two cupboards"
Origin:
late 15th century: perhaps ultimately related to Latin mappa ‘napkin’.
mop
noun
• an autumn fair or gathering at which farmhands and servants were hired.
Origin:
late 17th century: probably from the practice at the fair whereby a mop was carried by a maidservant seeking employment.
MOP
abbreviation
• Macanese pataca(s).
