soft sawder
Cajoling or flatteryCajoling or flattery.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, obsolete, uncountable)Cajoling or flattery.
1836, Thomas Haliburton, "The Trotting Horse" (1836) — first usage If she goes to act ugly, I'll give her a dose of "soft sawder"; that will take the frown out of her frontispiece...!
Origin
Phonetic spelling of soft solder; that is, solder that melts at a lower temperature. CoinePhonetic 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.
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