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

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)

There were few traces of occupation visible; only a pair of felt slippers under the bed, a large bath sponge on the washstand, and a dressing-gown hanging on the nail behind the door.

From The Dark Tower by Soper, J. H. Gardner

I broke out, feeling as if a hand had squeezed my heart like a bath sponge.

From Lord John in New York by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)

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