bath sponge

American  

noun

1. any of various common sponges, of the family Spongiidae, that have a skeletal network composed of fibers of spongin: collected in the Gulf of Mexico, the Mediterranean, and the Caribbean for their commercial value.

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Example Sentences

She said the authorities asked her to bring back a glass or bath sponge or something that might have his DNA on it to potentially help identify him later.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2021

I therfore went to my bathroom and filled my bath sponge with water, and threw it threw the transom in the direction of my father's bed.

From Bab: a Sub-Deb by Rinehart, Mary Roberts

Spang over the middle of the space back of the bed was the discolored spot where she had thrown the large and dripping bath sponge.

From Little Miss By-The-Day by Van Slyke, Lucille

I arrived out of breath, my brow richly embroidered with crystal beads, just in time to find Bailey squeezing his bath sponge preparatory to packing it, in a yawning kitbag already full.

From It Happened in Egypt by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)

Act I. "Can't I sell ye a bath sponge?"

From The Arena Volume 4, No. 23, October, 1891 by Flower, B. O. (Benjamin Orange)