Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mopstick

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mop-stick
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The long handle of a mop.

noun

In an old pianoforte movement, a rod that raises the damper as the key is depressed.

Example Sentences

"THE TWITCH is a short stick of strong ash, about the size of a mopstick,"

Etymology

From mop + stick.

Inflected Forms

mopsticks (plural) mop stick (alternative) mop-stick (alternative)

Questions

What does mopstick mean?: The long handle of a mop.
Where does mopstick come from?: From mop + stick.

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