Hoovering was a common term in North America during the period from
the introduction of the famous Hoover vacuum in the early years of
the 20th C, until after WWII and later among the older generation at
that time.
>On Oct 21, 2013, at 11:39 AM, Jeff Young <jey@adobe.com> wrote:
>
>Hoover for
>vacuum cleaners this side of
>the pond.)
>
>It always cracks me up on Wheeler
>Dealers when Edd uses "hoovering" as a verb....
>
>-Darrell
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