Category:Squilgee

Squil"gee, n.

Defn: formerly, a small swab for drying a vessel's deck; now, a kind Of scraper having a blade or edge of rubber or of leather, -- used For removing superfluous, water or other liquids, as from a vessel's Deck after washing, from window panes, photographer's plates, etc. [written also squillgee, squillagee, squeegee.]