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Sponging vs Spongins - What's the difference?

sponging | spongins |

As nouns the difference between sponging and spongins

is that sponging is the application of a sponge while spongins is .

As a verb sponging

is .

sponging

English

(wikipedia sponging)

Verb

(head)
  • * 1883:' '' – I'm to be a poor, crawling beggar, ' sponging for rum, when I might be rolling in a coach!

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The application of a sponge.
  • * 1815 , William Shearman, New Medical and Physical Journal
    • I have employed cold air, and very often spongings with cold water, in order to moderate the preternatural heat of the skin, and to check the increased velocity of the circulation.

    spongins

    English

    Noun

    (head)