spong

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noun

A long and narrow piece of land, resembling a tongue, especially a short peninsula.

OriginMiddle English spong ← Swedish Spong →
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Meanings

spong1

nounspong (plural spongs)

plural spongs

  1. obsoleteA long and narrow piece of land, resembling a tongue, especially a short peninsula.

Spong2

proper nounSpong (plural Spongs)

plural Spongs

  1. A surname.

Origin

spong · noun

Probably Norwegian.

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Spong · proper noun

  1. SwedishSpong
  2. Middle Englishspong“narrow strip of land”
  3. EnglishSpong

Various origins: * English topographic surname from Middle English spong (“narrow strip of land”). * Borrowed from Swedish Spong, an ornamental surname from spång (“footbridge, plank”).

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APA

spong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spong

MLA

“spong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spong. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spong,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spong.

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