Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- etc. Obsolete spellings of sponge, etc.
- A simplified, and former, spelling of
sponge .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A sponge.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete a
sponge . - verb obsolete to
sponge .
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Examples
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* Goze tu teh cat-uring van owtsied teh offiss nd awderz teh biggist nd spungiest spunge caek tahy hab !
Foolish Hooman Woman! You - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
FROM THE CROSS TO PENTECOST T. D. JAKES 2010
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Ai fink foar a celebrashun uv oar noo frendship ai shall mayke a speshul fresh cweem adn strawberree spunge cayke foar ebereebody!
Video: Bat Cat - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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Mah steamed syrup spunge an custard-Let me sho yoo it!
Dis fud - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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To prevent colors from sinking in, take roch alum two ounces, and boil it in a pint of spring water; wet the back of the paper with a spunge dipped in the water while warm.
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Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.
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And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
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Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.
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And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
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And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
chained_bear commented on the word spunge
More commonly spelled "sponge" these days...
"SPUNGE, a long staff with a roll at one end, covered with sheep skin, to scour a gun after firing." (citation in list description)
October 9, 2008