Squeegee (floor)

Squeegee (floor)

A squeegee is a tool with a flat, smooth rubber blade, that is used to remove or control the flow of liquid on a flat surface. It is used for cleaning and in printing.The original squeegee was the squilgee, a long-handled, wooden-bladed tool fishermen used to scrape their boat decks.Another type of squeegee, which looks similar to the window squeegee but has a long handle similar to a push broom, is often used to clean floors after they have been sprayed with water or soap, to push the water into drains. This is often used in places that need the floors cleaned regularly, such as meat departments in supermarkets or army barracks.


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