Bath sponge
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.
historical examples
then i begin again, but i stop at six in the second series and cross myself upon the breast with the bath sponge.
the drunkard cyril arthur edward ranger gull
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