grass sponge

noun

1. a large, dark brown, commercial sponge, Spongia graminea, of Florida, the West Indies, and the Gulf of Mexico.

Word History and Origins

Origin of grass sponge¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Example Sentences

For when he was clumsy with the pole, Pedro only swore softly in Spanish, but when he brought up a worthless grass sponge, the big oar was lifted, and the boy might have been knocked overboard but for the iron claw which he held high, while a purpose gleamed in his eye which made Pedro peaceful.

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They squeezed out of this grass sponge a calabash full of water, and George ran with it to the panting beast.

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