wool sponge
noun
a commercial sponge, Hippiospongia lachne, of Florida and the West Indies, the surface of which resembles the fleece of a sheep.
Words nearby wool sponge
wool bale, wool cheque, wool classing, wool clip, wool fat, wool sponge, wool stapler, wool store, wool table, wool-sorter's disease, woolen
Origin of wool sponge
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
Also called sheepswool sponge.
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