sponge bag

noun

, British.

1. a small, usually waterproof, case for carrying toilet articles.

sponge bag

noun

1. a small bag made of plastic, etc, that holds toilet articles, used esp when travelling

Word History and Origins

Origin of sponge bag¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Our old friend, India-rubber, appears again as the best material of which the sponge-bag can be made.

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The three husbands have photographs of wife and children; Colonel Rhodes, the bachelor, a sponge-bag and pin-cushion.

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Pamela aimed a sponge-bag at him, which he dodged, and Elizabeth Bremerton sat down.

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His boots clung to his feet by the uppers only and were held together by fragments of a sponge-bag.

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Wouldn't another envelope arrangement of chintz lined with rubber cloth make a good washrag bag or sponge bag?

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