Mop
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- For the three-letter acronym, see MOP. "Mop" is also the NATO reporting name for Soviet versions of the PBY Catalina flying boat. For additional meanings, see Mops (disambiguation).
A mop is a tool generally for cleaning floors.
A wet mop typically has a long handle and a head made of thick, soft strands of water-absorbing fabric. To clean a floor, the mop is soaked in a bucket of water or cleaning fluid and scrubbed against the surface. Some buckets include a wringer to strain excess water from the mop, so as not to saturate the floor. Mops are also often used to clean up liquid spills.
The inventor Jacob Howe received a patent for a mop in 1837. U.S. Patent 241
A dust mop or dry mop is designed to pick up dust. They tend to have much wider heads and shorter strands than wet mops.
Mop is circular shape wheel made up of cotton or jute or other fibres which are stiched or bonded together. A hole is provided at centre to mount mops on machine's shaft. These Mops are used in metal finishing operations like buffing etc.
