The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mop \Mop\, n. [CF. W. mop, mopa, Ir. moipal, Gael. moibeal, moibean; or OF. mappe a napkin (see Map, Napkin).]
An implement for washing floors, or the like, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle.
A fair where servants are hired. [Prov. Eng.]
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The young of any animal; also, a young girl; a moppet. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. Mop head.
The end of a mop, to which the thrums or rags are fastened.
A clamp for holding the thrums or rags of a mop.
Wiktionary
alt. 1 (&lit lang=en mop head) 2 The end of a mop, to which the thrums or rags are fastened. 3 (context US English) A clamp for holding the thrums or rags of a mop. 4 A type of haircut similar to that worn by The Beatles in the early 1960s. 5 (cx: pejorative) A person with unkempt hair that stands away from the head. n. 1 (&lit lang=en mop head) 2 The end of a mop, to which the thrums or rags are fastened. 3 (context US English) A clamp for holding the thrums or rags of a mop. 4 A type of haircut similar to that worn by The Beatles in the early 1960s. 5 (cx: pejorative) A person with unkempt hair that stands away from the head.
Usage examples of "mop head".
Byron threw himself sideways and the mop head flobbed onto the flagstones where his head had been.
I rammed the mop head at him, aiming for the throat and getting his chest instead.
Buddy began pushing the mop back and forth furiously, and within seconds the mop head was choked with clumps of thick, white paste.
I was about to admire the latter when a small furry thing darted from under the mop head and regarded me appraisingly.