noun
soap that has been cut into flakes to make suds faster (Freq. 1)
• Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form
• Hypernyms: ↑soap
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noun plural : finely flaked soap prepared for marketing
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small flakes or chips of soap commercially produced and packaged for washing laundry, dishes, etc. Also called soap chips.
[1930-35, Amer.]
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soap flakes plural noun
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Main Entry: ↑soap
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soap flakes,
soap manufactured and sold in the form of fine flakes for use in washing machines.
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plural n. dated soap in the form of thin flakes, typically used for washing clothes
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very small thin pieces of soap that are sold in boxes, used for washing clothes by hand
Useful english dictionary. 2012.