noun
- a bundle of loose rags or yarns, a sponge, etc. fastened to the end of a stick, as for washing or wiping floors
- anything suggestive of this, as a thick head of hair
Origin:
Early ModE mappe, naut. term < ? Walloon mappe < L mappa, napkin: see map
transitive verb mopped, mopping
to wash, rub, wipe, or remove with or as with a mop: often with up