Squeegee
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A squeegee or squilgee 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 earliest written references to squeegees date from the mid-18th century and concern deck-cleaning tools, some with leather rather than rubber blades. The name "squeegee" may come from the word "squeege", meaning press or squeeze, which was first recorded in 1783.[1] The closely related "squeedging" was reportedly first used in 1782, in the Covent Garden Theatre,[2] during the performing of the comedy Which is the Man? by Hannah Cowley.[3][4]