"spongebag" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spongebags [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spongebag (plural spongebags)
  1. Alternative form of sponge bag Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: sponge bag Related terms: spongebag pants, spongebags, spongebag trousers
    Sense id: en-spongebag-en-noun-nqsa0hFh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2007, Santa Montefiore, Sea of Lost Love, Touchstone, published 2008, page 143",
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