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squilgee

Meaning of "squilgee" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SQUILGEE

Perhaps from squeegee, influenced by squelch.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SQUILGEE

ˈskwɪldʒiː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SQUILGEE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Squilgee is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SQUILGEE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Squeegee

A squeegee, squilgee or sometimes squimjim, is a tool with a flat, smooth rubber blade, used to remove or control the flow of liquid on a flat surface. It is used for cleaning and in printing. The original squilgee was a long-handled, wooden-bladed tool fishermen used to scrape fish blood and scales from their boat deck, and to push water off the deck after it had been washed.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SQUILGEE

agee · algae · apogee · Belgae · bungee · burgee · dirige · Fiji · gee · Himeji · koji · Meiji · obligee · Panaji · refugee · SPG · squeegee · T&G · USCG · zero-G

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SQUILGEE

squidgiest · squidgy · squiffed · squiffer · squiffier · squiffiest · squiffy · squiggle · squiggler · squiggly · squill · squilla · squillae · squillion · squinch · squinch arch · squinny · squint · squint-eyed · squinter

WORDS THAT END LIKE SQUILGEE

bargee · congee · dischargee · galiongee · gee-gee · gidgee · interrogee · jaygee · lungee · mergee · mortgagee · muggee · Murrumbidgee · negligee · perigee · pledgee · pongee · raggee · salvagee · thuggee

Synonyms and antonyms of squilgee in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «squilgee» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SQUILGEE

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The translations of squilgee from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «squilgee» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

squilgee
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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squilgee
570 millions of speakers
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English

squilgee
510 millions of speakers
hi

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squilgee
380 millions of speakers
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squilgee
280 millions of speakers
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squilgee
278 millions of speakers
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squilgee
270 millions of speakers
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squilgee
260 millions of speakers
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squilgee
220 millions of speakers
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Squilgee
190 millions of speakers
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squilgee
180 millions of speakers
ja

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squilgee
130 millions of speakers
ko

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squilgee
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Squilgee
85 millions of speakers
vi

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squilgee
80 millions of speakers
ta

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squilgee
75 millions of speakers
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स्क्लिग्ज
75 millions of speakers
tr

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squilgee
70 millions of speakers
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squilgee
65 millions of speakers
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squilgee
50 millions of speakers
uk

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squilgee
40 millions of speakers
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squilgee
30 millions of speakers
el

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squilgee
15 millions of speakers
af

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squilgee
14 millions of speakers
sv

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squilgee
10 millions of speakers
no

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squilgee
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SQUILGEE»

Discover the use of squilgee in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to squilgee and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Knickerbocker; Or, New-York Monthly Magazine
Indeed we can have but small doubt of that ; since the naturalness and simplicity which are the characteristics of these unstudied sketches are qualities that will always insure commendation. But to begin: ' SQUILGEE apostrophiseth the Island ...
John Holmes Agnew, Washington Irving, 1846
2
Official gazette of the United States Patent Office
Mo. Filed Feb. 26, 1914. Serial No. 821,279. (CI. 15—53.) 1. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination with a tank adapted to receive water and compressed air, of a cleaning tool comprising 4 tubular handle, a hollow squilgee  ...
United States. Patent Office, 1914
3
Foreign Service
□where he felt at home on the newfangled power boats. "Going up above to meditate on your .< ins, oldtimer?" I greeted him flippantly as he came aboard. Old Squilgee paused, a look of intense disgust on his wrinkled face. "In the days of ...
‎1945
4
The Canadian Patent Office Record and Register of Copyrights ...
... resilient piece of material, a ler opening in the said container, a handle adaptable form a closure for the said filler opening, and extending erefrom, and a squilgee attachment mounted on the side the said container and extending therefrom.
‎1929
5
White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War:
After which an extraordinary implement—a sort of leathern ho called a"squilgee" —is used to scrape and squeeze the last dribblings of water fror the planks. Concerning this "squilgee," I think something of drawing up a memoiI and reading it ...
Herman Melville, 2014
6
Popular Science
... by means of a squilgee with a suction-pump so placed that when the squilgee gathers water the pump forces it from the floor to a can. An electric scrubbing- machine with two operators will scrub three thousand square feet of floor in an hour.
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Delphi Complete Works of Herman Melville (Illustrated)
After whichan extraordinary implement — a sort of leathern hoe called a”squilgee ” —is used to scrape andsqueeze thelast dribblings of water fromthe planks. Concerningthis “squilgee,” I think somethingofdrawing upamemoir, and reading it  ...
Herman Melville, 2013
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White jacket; or, The world in a man-of-war
After which an extraordinary implement — a sort of leathern hoe called a " squilgee" — is used to scrape and squeeze the last dribblings of water from the planks. Concerning this " squilgee," I think something of drawing up a memoir, and ...
Herman Melville, 1850
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White-Jacket: Or The World In A Man-Of-War (Extended ...
After which an extraordinary implement—a sort of leathern hoe called a"squilgee" —is used to scrape and squeeze the last dribblings of water from the planks. Concerning this "squilgee," I think something of drawing up a memoir, and reading ...
Herman Melville, 2012
10
White Jacket
After which an extraordinary implement—a sort of leathernhoecalled a”squilgee” —isused to scrapeand squeeze the last dribblingsofwater from the planks. Concerning this “squilgee,” I think something of drawing up a memoir, andreading it ...
Melville, Herman, 2013
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