sugar soap
Britishnoun
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Products like flour, sugar, soap powder and dry pet food can be bought in 10-, 20-or 25-lb. quantities, then poured into smaller containers at home.
From Time Magazine Archive
The goods range from basic commodities such as corn, sugar, soap, salt and bread to furniture, which Zimbabweans have had to travel to neighboring countries to buy.
From Time Magazine Archive
There were shortages of almost everything needed to keep life going: milk and butter, meat, sugar, soap, raw materials in general.
From Time Magazine Archive
If a Sheikh or head man calls at the convent, he receives, in addition to his bread, some coffee beans, sugar, soap, sometimes a handkerchief, a little medicine, &c. &c.
From Travels in Syria and the Holy Land by Burckhardt, John Lewis
I only sell a few groceries-such as tea, tobacco, sugar, soap, soda, spice, pepper, and things of that kind.
From Second Shetland Truck System Report by Guthrie, William
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