Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Soaping"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Soap \Soap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Soaped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Soaping}.]
1. To rub or wash over with soap.
2. To flatter; to wheedle. [Slang]
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