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 squilgee, squillagee. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Squeegeed p. pr. & vb. n. Squeegeeing ] To smooth, clean, press, or treat with a squeegee; to squilgee. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. A small India-rubber roller with a handle, used esp. in printing and photography as a squeegee. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]