were soaping
- past progressive of soap.
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In the river beyond soldiers were bathing, Zulus were soaping themselves white, and one of the Liverpool Mounted Infantry was trying to prevent his horse rolling in four feet of water.
From Ladysmith The Diary of a Siege by Nevinson, Henry W.