sheepswool (shepswul)

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia · 1897 · p. 34
A kind of sponge, Spongia equina, var. go ypina, of high commercial value, found in Florida. Another sponge, of unmarketable character, is there called bas tard sheepswool. The sheepswool sponges are by far the finest in texture of any of the American grades. Fisheries of U. S. , V. ii. 820. IMG:content-0832.jpg:[graphic] Sheep-tick (Melophagus ovinus), eight times natural size.
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