Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A soap-boiler.
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Examples
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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.
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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
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"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
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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.
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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
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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
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“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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