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squeegee

squeegee definition

squee·gee (skwē′jē)

noun

a -shaped tool with a blade of rubber, etc. set across the handle, used to scrape water from a flat surface, as in washing windows
a tool with a rubber blade, roller, etc. used to remove surface liquid, apply ink, etc., as in photographic development or lithography

Etymology: prob. < squeege, intens. form of squeeze

transitive verb squeegeed -·geed, squeegeeing -·gee·ing

to scrape or treat with a squeegee

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