| 单词 | boat sponge |
| 释义 | > as lemmasboat sponge boat sponge n. (a) a sea sponge native to the Mediterranean, Hippospongia communis (family Spongidae), widely harvested and prepared to produce a high quality, soft household and cosmetic sponge; also called honeycomb sponge; (b) a natural or artificial sponge used to clean or bail water out of a boat. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Parazoa > phylum Porifera > [noun] > member of > specific types > spongia equina (velvet sponge) sheep-wool1851 boat sponge1854 wool-sponge1879 velvet sponge1882 sheep's wool1883 1854 U.S. Economist 18 Mar. 414/1 10 cases fine sponge..; 3 bales boat sponge. 1866 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 2 Nov. 764/2 Now it [sc. Bahamas sponge] is divided into the eight following classes..:—1st, common, or boat sponge, with white or yellow tissue, called in the island sheepwool, and in America carriage sponge. 1918 J. Hergesheimer Gold & Iron 60 When the rain stopped, the sailor dropped into the tender and with a boat sponge bailed vigorously. 1965 Press-Telegr. (Long Beach, California) 11 Feb. a18/9 (advt.) Auto or Boat Sponge... 43c. 2001 S. Miller Stamp Artist's Project Bk. 34 Cut up a large boat sponge into manageable pieces. < as lemmas |
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