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soap flakes

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plural noun
small flakes or chips of soap commercially produced and packaged for washing laundry, dishes, etc.
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Also called soap chips .

Origin of soap flakes

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35
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How to use soap flakes in a sentence

  • All there was left in the bottom of the tub was maybe half a pound of singed-looking—soap flakes?

    The Water Eater|Win Marks
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