dustcloth

Phillida was framed in the open square, and shook a dustcloth at us by way of greeting and evidence of her busyness.

She dropped her dustcloth to a chair, scanning his face intently.

He picked the Antarian up by a fold of his robe and shook him like a dirty dustcloth.

Then he secured a dustcloth from a hook, produced a small vial of chloroform, and poured some of the liquid on the cloth.

As he picked up his broom again, his twin sister came to the door to shake a dustcloth.