chewing sponge

== English == === Etymology === From chewing +‎ sponge. === Noun === chewing sponge (plural chewing sponges) (West African English) A bunch of twigs (most commonly of Salvadora persica) that were beaten until fibrous used as a traditional product for dental hygiene purposes. 2012 (September), Seth Kojo Kweij: Some Things You Can’t Restore. In: Johannes Preuss (ed.): Ananse Stories told in Ghana. In: Bea Lundt (ed.): Ananse und andere Erzählungen aus Afrika: Zur narrativen Kultur Afrikas aus deutscher und afrikanischer Perspektive. Berlin: Lit Verlag, published in 2018, page 45: ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== chewing stick chewstick === Further reading === Kari Dako (2003), Ghanaianisms: A Glossary, Ghana Universities Press, →ISBN, page 58.