sponge

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He said medical treatment was sometimes limited to a wet sponge, known in rugby circles as "the magic sponge".

From BBC

This, we all agreed, was a far cry from the magic sponge and bucket we all remembered as being the way we got treated many years ago.

From BBC

DNA from living sponges and chemical traces preserved in ancient rocks indicate they emerged at least 650 million years ago.

From Science Daily

Researchers at MIT have uncovered new chemical clues in extremely old rocks that suggest some of the earliest animals on Earth were likely ancestors of modern sea sponges.

From Science Daily

In effect, the cells act like sugar sponges under conditions similar to those found on the world's tallest mountains.

From Science Daily