Advertisement

Advertisement

saddle soap

noun

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


saddle soap

noun

  1. a soft soap containing neat's-foot oil used to preserve and clean leather
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of saddle soap1

First recorded in 1885–90
Discover More

Example Sentences

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

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

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.

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

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


saddle shoesaddle sore