sponge bag

noun

British.

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

sponge bag

noun

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sponge bag¹

First recorded in 1855–60

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When Pippa, the eldest of the sisters, ventured out from her bedroom with sponge bag and towel to use the bathroom, Gillian, the middle one, was also venturing.

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Poirot picked up the sponge bag and hung it on the handle of the communicating door into the next carriage.

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I’d somehow overlooked the small hand mirror in my sponge bag.

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Bobby Trench was a bathing woman, with a sponge bag thing on his head.

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"Wouldn't another envelope arrangement of chintz lined with rubber cloth make a good washrag bag or sponge bag?" asked Ethel Brown.

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sponge sponge bath

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