A besom, mop. Obsolete.

= mop, n.4 1a.

A mop; a bundle of rags fastened to the end of a stick, esp. for cleaning out a baker's oven. regional in later use.

An implement consisting of a stick or pole to which is attached a thick bundle of loose strings, pieces of coarse yarn, etc., or (in later use…

= malkin, n. 3a.

A mop or swab; spec. a kind of mop for cleaning ovens.

Anything used for mopping up; an absorbent mass of rag, cotton-wool, or the like, used for cleansing; any mass or bundle of stuff that takes up…

(see quots.).

A cloth used for wiping a floor or a table after scrubbing, a house-flannel.

(See quots. 1867–1875 and cf. squeegee, n. 1.)