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Soap
·vt To rub or wash over with soap. II. Soap ·vt To <<Flatter>>; to <<Wheedle>>. III. Soap ·noun A ...

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Soap
(Jer. 2:22; Mal. 3:2; Heb. borith), properly a vegetable alkali, obtained from the ashes of certain ...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Soap
The Hebrew term borith is a general term for any substance of cleansing qualities. As, however, it a...

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Soft
·superl Somewhat weak in intellect. II. Soft ·superl Weak in character; impressible. III. Soft ·su...

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soft
foolish. North. ...

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Castile soap
·- A kind of fine, hard, white or mottled soap, made with olive oil and soda; also, a soap made in i...

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Fuller's soap
(Heb. borith mekabbeshim, i.e., "alkali of those treading cloth"). Mention is made (Prov. 25:20; Jer...

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soap-lock
A lock of hair made to lie smooth by soaping it. Hence also a name given to a low set of fellows who...

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Soft steel
·add. ·- Steel low in carbon; mild steel; ingot iron. ...

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Soft-finned
·adj Having the fin rays cartilaginous or flexible; without spines; — said of certain fishes. ...

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Soft-headed
·adj Weak in intellect. ...

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Soft-hearted
·adj Having softness or tenderness of heart; susceptible of pity or other kindly affection; gentle; ...

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Soft-shell
·adj ·Alt. of Soft-shelled. ...

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Soft-shelled
·adj Having a soft or fragile shell. ...

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Soft-spoken
·adj Speaking softly; having a mild or gentle voice; hence, mild; affable. ...

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soft sawder
Flattery; blarney. Then he did a leadin' article on slavery and non-intervention, and spoke a littl...

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soft-laes
A term on our northern coast for the small coves and bays formed by the waves on the more friable pa...

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soft-plank
Picking a soft plank in the deck, is choosing an easy berth. (See plank it, to.) ...

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soft tack
See soft tommy ...

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soft tommy
, or soft tack. Loaves of bread served out instead of biscuit. ...

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pricking for a soft plank
Selecting a place on the deck for sleeping upon. ...

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