sawder

/ (ˈsɔːdə) informal /

noun

flattery; compliments (esp in the phrase soft sawder)

verb (tr)

to flatter

Nearby words

sawatch, sawbill, sawbones, sawbuck, sawbuck table, sawder, sawdust, sawdust trail, sawdusty, sawed-off, sawfish

Word Origin for sawder

C19: metaphorical use of variant of solder

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Examples from the Web for sawder

And he never read anything, that did not cap and sawder down his own contents.
The Remarkable History of Sir Thomas Upmore, bart., M.P., formerly known as "Tommy Upmore"|R. D. Blackmore
Mr. Greenwood's reverie was interrupted by the entrance of his valet, who introduced the Honourable Mr. Sawder into the study.
The Mysteries of London, v. 1/4|George W. M. Reynolds
He was then in his ill days; but I can imagine him in Congress with his mouth full of bombast and sawder.
Essays of Travel|Robert Louis Stevenson