Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

squilgee

/ˈskwɪlˌd͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: squil-gee
IPA: /ˈskwɪlˌd͡ʒi/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tool in the form of a mop or swab, or a blade with a long handle, used for cleaning and/or drying a vessel's deck; a type of squeegee.

verb

Synonym of squeegee (“to use a (squilgee or) squeegee on (something, such as a surface)”).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"After the holy-stone, comes the squill-gee; a wooden instrument like a hoe, but with a face, broad and flat, and lined with leather: the decks are partly dried with it; and the operation is completed by the swabs, articles formed by tying a number of loose yarns together, now dashed, by their handles, with violence about the deck."
"A whaleman's nipper is a short firm strip of tendinous stuff cut from the tapering part of Leviathan's tail: […] Edgewise moved along the oily deck, it operates like a leathern squilgee; and by nameless blandishments, as of magic, allures along with it all impurities."

Etymology

The origin of the noun is unknown; compare squeegee which is attested later. The verb is probably derived from the noun.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈskwɪlˌd͡ʒi/
British English: /ˈskwɪld͡ʒiː/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

squilgees (plural) squillage (alternative) squillagee (alternative) squillgee (alternative) squill-gee (alternative) squilgees (present, singular) squilgeeing (participle, present) squilgeed (participle, past) squilgeed (past)

Derived Forms

squilgeeing squilgeer

Synonyms

squeegee

Rhymes With

jubilee squeegee jubile assassinee

Questions

How do you pronounce squilgee?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskwɪlˌd͡ʒi/.
What does squilgee mean?: A tool in the form of a mop or swab, or a blade with a long handle, used for cleaning and/or drying a vessel's deck; a type of squeegee.
Where does squilgee come from?: The origin of the noun is unknown; compare squeegee which is attested later. The verb is probably derived from the noun.

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