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wool sponge
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noun
a commercial sponge, Hippiospongia lachne, of Florida and the West Indies, the surface of which resembles the fleece of a sheep.
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Also called sheepswool sponge.
Origin of wool sponge
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
Words nearby wool sponge
woolpack, woolsack, woolshed, woolskin, woolsorters' disease, wool sponge, wool stapler, wool store, wool table, Woolwich, Woolworth
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