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

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

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

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)

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