Talk:mopwater

mopwater
--Connel MacKenzie 19:07, 5 April 2007 (UTC)


 * 1949, Cornell University, Epoch, p196
 * Below in the narrow valley, a gray stream simmered, no more than a trickle of mopwater in summer
 * 1998, Loudell Snow, Walkin' Over Medicine, p92
 * The wary householder might also sprinkle salt around the house to keep away unwanted visitors, add a dollop of pepper and a little urine to the mopwater to prohibit the entry of evil spirits, ...
 * 2004, Joe Jackson, How I Left the Great State of Tennessee and Went on to Better Things, p39
 * He was a scrawny sort, not over seventeen, with pimples in the corners of his lips and hair the color of mopwater.

From. It does seem like there are possibly some more obscure senses, but I wasn't able to figure out when I made this entry, whether "Mopwater Motif" has a distinct meaning in art, or just means a motif reminiscent of mopwater... It might be worthwhile for a good English speaker to research :-) Thanks Connel :-)  Language Lover 20:55, 5 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Quotes added to article. --EncycloPetey 17:04, 12 April 2007 (UTC)