wool sponge
noun
a commercial sponge, Hippiospongia lachne, of Florida and the West Indies, the surface of which resembles the fleece of a sheep.
Also called
sheepswool sponge.
Origin of wool sponge
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
Words nearby wool sponge
wool bale,
wool cheque,
wool classing,
wool clip,
wool fat,
wool sponge,
wool stapler,
wool store,
wool table,
wool-sorter's disease,
woolen