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a wizard's broom that swore an oath to suffer for your floors.
means a bundle of absorbent strings, sponge, or cloth fixed to a handle for soaking up and wiping liquid from floors.
from English from at least the 1400s, where it appeared as 'mappe' — likely related to the Latin 'mappa,' a napkin or cloth, the same root that gave us 'map' (originally a charted cloth) and 'napkin.' So the floor-scrubber and the world-chart are distant cousins, both born from a humble square of fabric.
name originFrom Latin mappa, meaning napkin or cloth.
naval rootsSailors swabbed decks with rope-yarn mops for centuries.
self-wringingThe spin-mop bucket spins dirty water out by hand.
hidden homeDamp mop heads breed bacteria faster than toilet seats.