mopstick

(ˈmɒpˌstɪk)

1. a mop handle

2. (Music, other) an upright rod for lifting the damper of a piano

3. slang a fool or an idiot

4. US a person who does odd jobs in a bar or saloon in exchange for drinks

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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Drifting in and out of recurring memories, Carver attempts to find affirmation in a life dominated by brutality and rage and only dimly penetrated by his imagined relationship with Angie, the "angelic" daughter of his friend, Mopstick.

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Memories would be heightened as young wenches skipped over a clothes line strung between two lamp posts; as jack stones tumbled in the air; as fire cans swung redly; as polly was launched on the mopstick; as sheep were urged to come over; and as cries of 'ackey one two three' called out hither and thither.

Today they'd send out armed police

There is a useful glossary at the end of the book explaining for the uninitiated the mysteries of such things as Prell-mechanik and mopstick dampers.

Makers of the Piano: 1700-1820

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