saddle soap

American  

noun

1. a soap, usually consisting chiefly of Castile, used for cleaning and preserving saddles and other leather articles.

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saddle soap British  

noun

1. a soft soap containing neat's-foot oil used to preserve and clean leather

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Etymology

Origin of saddle soap

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Every single day they had to be washed, then rubbed with saddle soap.

From Literature

There were cans of saddle soap and a drippy can of tar with its paint brush sticking over the edge.

From Literature

Leather can be preserved for years by the use of saddle soap and neat's-foot oil, but once it becomes hard and cracked nothing will make it serviceable.

From Project Gutenberg

"Horses," she said showing sharp teeth, "are nothing for a man with your bile—poy-boy—curry comber, smelling of saddle soap—lovely!"

From Project Gutenberg