Meaning

1 senses
  1. A bunch of twigs (most commonly of Salvadora persica) that were beaten until fibrous used as a traditional product for dental hygiene purposes.

Origin

From chewing + sponge.

From chewing + sponge.

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Forms

plural: chewing sponges
Singularchewing sponge
Pluralchewing sponges

regular

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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