soft sawder

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Definition of soft sawder in English English dictionary

Cajoling or flattery

Hyphenation

soft saw·der

Etymology

[ 'soft ] (adjective.) before 12th century. Phonetic spelling of soft solder; that is, solder that melts at a lower temperature. Coined by Thomas Haliburton in the short story "The Trotting Horse" (1836). Popular in the 19th century, but out of common use by 1950.