What is fig.: One who lives upon others; a pertinaceous and indolent dependent; a parasite; a sponger called?
sponge — Fig.: One who lives upon others; a pertinaceous and indolent dependent; a parasite; a sponger. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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