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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A kind of soap with embedded grains of sand, giving it a coarse, gritty texture, and used for exfoliation or for scrubbing residue from smooth surfaces such as pots and pans. countable, uncountable

   "He filled a basin with water, and, with an old brush and piece of sandsoap, attacked the stove."

Example

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"He filled a basin with water, and, with an old brush and piece of sandsoap, attacked the stove."

Etymology

From sand + soap.

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