Squilgee \Squil"gee\ (skw[i^]l"j[-e]), n.
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.}]
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