(Mrs ) A facetious name for a washwoman or laundress Of course, the allusion is to soap-suds To be in the suds - in ill-temper According to the song, Neer a bit of comfort is upon a washing day, all are put out of gear, and therefore out of temper
Suds are the bubbles that are produced when a substance such as soap is mixed with water. He had soap suds in his ears. the mass of bubbles formed on the top of water with soap in it (Probably from sudse )
A sequence of management practices and control structures designed to drain surface water in a more sustainable fashion than some conventional techniques (may also be referred to as sustainable drainage techniques)