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Definition of Sponged
1. sponge [v] - See also: sponge
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sponged
Literary usage of Sponged
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Expositor edited by Samuel Cox, William Robertson Nicoll, James Moffatt (1876)
"But I think he did not hesitate to repeat their own slang ; he had not " sponged
upon " them, it was true, and, moreover, he did not intend to "sponge upon" ..."
2. A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer: Comprising Ancient and Modern Military by Thomas Wilhelm (1881)
"Cannon for this and other reasons are sponged after each round. Foundation.
In military architecture, is that part of a building which is underground, ..."
3. The Printer's Dictionary of Technical Terms: A Handbook of Definations and by Alexander A. Stewart (1912)
"The side of the sheet that is not sponged is then laid on the type; the proof planer
... sponged ..."
4. Family Homoeopathy by John Ellis (1872)
"... body may be freely sponged with tepid water, but during the stage of prostration
it must be done beneath the bed-clothes, without exposure to the air. ..."
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