simple past tense of throw up the sponge

past participle of throw up the sponge

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of throw up the sponge

Alternative form of spongebag pants

(historical) A place of temporary confinement for debtors, kept by a bailiff, where debtors were sponged of all money they had on themselves, before being transferred to debtor's prison.

plural of sponging-house

(UK, historical) A bailiff's or other house in which debtors are put before being taken to jail, or until they compromise with their creditors. At these houses extortionate charges were commonly made for food, lodging, etc.

plural of sponging house

plural of sponger

One who uses a sponge. / A parasitic hanger-on. / A person or vessel employed in gathering sponges from the sea. / A device for sponging cloth by means of a perforated adjustable cylinder.