squilgee Meaning, Definition & Usage

Squil"gee noun

Definitions

1. 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.