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sponge downs

sponge downs is the plural of sponge down.

Meaning of sponge down

Noun

sponge down (plural sponge downs)

  1. A quick clean of something (namely the body) with a sponge.
    • When the pack is removed a cold or tepid sponge down should be given and the patient placed in a warm bed.1929, Eric F. W. Powell, chapter 4, in Water Treatments, C. W. Daniel Company, page 35

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Questions about sponge downs

What is sponge downs the plural of?
Sponge downs is the plural of sponge down.

Words near sponge downs in the dictionary

  1. sponge construction
  2. sponge constructions
  3. sponge crab
  4. sponge crabs
  5. sponge down
  6. sponge downs
  7. sponge finger
  8. sponge fingers
  9. sponge function
  10. sponge functions
  11. sponge gourd

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