
Noah Webster
Soap
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.