Squeegee (floor)
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A squeegee is a tool
Tool
A tool is a device that can be used to produce an item or achieve a task, but that is not consumed in the process. Informally the word is also used to describe a procedure or process with a specific purpose. Tools that are used in particular fields or activities may have different designations such...

 with a flat, smooth rubber
Rubber
Natural rubber, also called India rubber or caoutchouc, is an elastomer that was originally derived from latex, a milky colloid produced by some plants. The plants would be ‘tapped’, that is, an incision made into the bark of the tree and the sticky, milk colored latex sap collected and refined...

 blade, that is used to remove or control the flow of liquid on a flat surface. It is used for cleaning and in printing.
The original squeegee was the squilgee, a long-handled, wooden-bladed tool fishermen
Fisherman
A fisherman or fisher is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish. Worldwide, there are about 38 million commercial and subsistence fishermen and fish farmers. The term can also be applied to recreational fishermen and may be used to describe both men...

 used to scrape their boat
Boat
A boat is a watercraft of any size designed to float or plane, to provide passage across water. Usually this water will be inland or in protected coastal areas. However, boats such as the whaleboat were designed to be operated from a ship in an offshore environment. In naval terms, a boat is a...

 decks.
Another type of squeegee, which looks similar to the window squeegee but has a long handle similar to a push broom, is often used to clean floors
Floor cleaning
Floor cleaning is a major occupation throughout the world. The main job of most cleaners is to clean floors.-Reasons for cleaning floors:The principal reasons for floor cleaning are:...

 after they have been sprayed with water or soap, to push the water into drains. This is often used in places that need the floors cleaned regularly, such as meat departments in supermarkets or army barracks.

This cleaning method is very popular in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

where it is called Sponja.
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