sponge bag

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noun British.

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

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Origin of sponge bag

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby sponge bag

spondulix, spondylitis, spondylolisthesis, spondylosis, sponge, sponge bag, sponge bath, sponge cake, sponge cloth, sponge down, sponged ware

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How to use sponge bag in a sentence

Our old friend, India-rubber, appears again as the best material of which the sponge-bag can be made.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. VII, December 1850, Vol. II|Various
The three husbands have photographs of wife and children; Colonel Rhodes, the bachelor, a sponge-bag and pin-cushion.
A Woman's Part in a Revolution|Natalie Harris Hammond
Pamela aimed a sponge-bag at him, which he dodged, and Elizabeth Bremerton sat down.
Elizabeth's Campaign|Mrs. Humphrey Ward
His boots clung to his feet by the uppers only and were held together by fragments of a sponge-bag.
Punch or the London Charivari, October 20, 1920|Various

Wouldn't another envelope arrangement of chintz lined with rubber cloth make a good washrag bag or sponge bag?
Ethel Morton and the Christmas Ship|Mabell S. C. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for sponge bag

sponge bag

noun

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

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