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Definition of Sponge bag
1. Noun. A waterproof bag for holding bathrooms items (soap and toothpaste etc.) when you are travelling.
Generic synonyms: Bag
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sponge Bag
Literary usage of Sponge bag
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The way of the woods: A Manual for Sportsmen in Northeastern United States by Edward Breck (1908)
"The sleeping-bag cannot be kicked off like blankets and it may be used in place
of the war-bag, to hold extra clothes, sponge-bag, towel, etc. ..."
2. The Way of the Woods: A Manual for Sportsmen in Northeastern United States by Edward Breck (1908)
"I mention these because I usually pack them in my sleeping-bag, the sponge-bag
folding in the towels. Sponge-bag The bag should be a stout one. ..."
3. Life of Frederick Courtenay Selous, D.S.O., Capt. 25th Royal Fusiliers by John Guille Millais (1919)
"A hasty look round assured him that no one was in sight anywhere in the park, so
still holding the sponge-bag containing the eight large blue eggs in his ..."
4. Charterhouse: Old and New by Edward Parry Eardley-Wilmot, E. C. Streatfield (1895)
"This ill-fated sponge- bag caused much suffering, for as no one laid claim to
having deposited it where it was found, the whole dormitory found themselves ..."
5. Charterhouse: Old and New by Edward Parry Eardley-Wilmot, E. C. Streatfield (1895)
"Pillow-fighting is undeniably attractive, and so too is football with a well
inflated sponge-bag, and many a good game of both is indulged in by the young ..."
6. Charterhouse: Old and New by Edward Parry Eardley-Wilmot, E. C. Streatfield (1895)
"Pillow-fighting is undeniably attractive, and so too is football with a well
inflated sponge-bag, and many a good game of both is indulged in by the young ..."
7. Wrinkles and Notions for Every Household by De Salis (Harriet Anne) (1904)
"Dip a sponge, before starting on a long journey, in water, and place it in the
sponge-bag without squeezing it out, and it can be so packed that the water ..."
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