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sponge

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
sponge, an; f.
A sponge
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  • Án heora genam áne spongean,

      Mt. Kmbl. 27, 48.
  • Genim spjungean, gedó on scearp eced,

      Lchdm. ii. 192, 18.
Etymology
[O. Sax. spunsia: O. H. Ger. spunga.]
Similar entries
v. spynge.
Linked entries
v.  spjungean spynge.
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  • sponge, n.