lye

That means it’s important to be careful when you’re cooking and working around the house, especially while using strong acids, lye, paint thinner, and gasoline.

Another discusses being bathed by her grandmother as a child with lye soap in an effort to lighten her complexion.

Tyrwhitt confuses the matter by quoting Lye, who mixed up this word with tombestere, a female tumbler; for which see Cant.

Why let our executionsThat lye vpon the father, bee returndVpon the sonne, and we release the body.

Lye still my toung and bushes, cald my cheekes,That offter thankes in words, for such great deeds.

Singee a songee sick a pence,Pockee muchee lye; Dozen two time blackee birdCookee in e pie.

Will you let me lye by her but one hour more, And then hang me?Din.