SOAP, noun [Latin sapo.] A compound of oil and alkali, or oil and earth, and metallic oxyds; usually, a compound of oil and vegetable alkali or lye; used in washing and cleansing, in medicine, etc. SOAP, verb transitive To rub or wash over with soap SOAPHERRY TREE, noun A tree of the genus Sapindus.
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