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

But, like everything else in this saddle soap opera, the assets are defeated by the unstinted heroics of deadpan Actor Ladd.

From Time Magazine Archive

But drop a blindfolded man into the middle of a place that whiffs of tanned calfskin, saddle soap and cordovan polish.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck

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

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall

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 Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry of the Army of the United States 1917 to be also used by Engineer Companies (Mounted) for Cavalry Instruction and Training by Department, U. S. War