Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A soap-boiler.

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Examples

  • Tom he went to the soap-kettle and searched around, and fetched back the iron thing they lift the lid with; so he took it and prized out one of the staples.

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 2003

  • A white star gleamed through the broken clapboards of the roof, the fire still flared under the soap-kettle in the dooryard, and the silence was suddenly smitten by a high cracked old voice, which told him that his mother had perceived the dismounted stranger at the gate, and was graciously welcoming him.

    The Phantoms Of The Foot-Bridge 1895 Mary Noailles Murfree 1886

  • "There is the lye-leach -- you might bring out some ashes and make some soft soap," said June pointing to the ancient leach and soap-kettle in the yard, the joys of Mr. Spear's heart.

    Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen Elbert Hubbard 1885

  • Tom he went to the soap-kettle and searched around, and fetched back the iron thing they lift the lid with; so he took it and prized out one of the staples.

    Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1884

  • Tom he went to the soap-kettle and searched around, and fetched back the iron thing they lift the lid with; so he took it and prized out one of the staples.

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 31 to 35 Mark Twain 1872

  • Tom he went to the soap-kettle and searched around, and fetched back the iron thing they lift the lid with; so he took it and prized out one of the staples.

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain 1872

  • “There is the lye-leach ” you might bring out some ashes and make some soft soap,” said June pointing to the ancient leach and soap-kettle in the yard, the joys of Mr. Spear's heart.

    Little Journeys To the Homes of the Great Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915 1916

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