Squeegee Definition
skwējē
squeegeed, squeegeeing, squeegees
noun
A T-shaped tool with a blade of rubber, etc. set across the handle, used to scrape water from a flat surface, as in washing windows.
Webster's New World
A tool with a rubber blade, roller, etc. used to remove surface liquid, apply ink, etc.
Webster's New World
verb
To scrape or treat with a squeegee.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Squeegee
Noun
Singular:
squeegee
Plural:
squeegeesOrigin of Squeegee
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Possibly from squeege, an intensified variant of squeeze. Compare the earlier squill-gee, squillgee.
From Wiktionary
Perhaps from obsolete squeege to press alteration of squeeze
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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