Lexicographical Neighbors of Sapples
Literary usage of Sapples
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"Saip-sapples,—water that clothes have been washed in;" Gall. Encycl. A diminutive
from S. saip, or AS sape, soap. This lye, before the clothes have been ..."
2. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1887)
"To S APPLE CLAES. To steep or soak- clothes in soapy water. V. sapples. To SAUD,
rn To make solid. V. SAD, r. ..."
3. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"Saip-sapples,—water that clothes have been washed in;" Gall. Encycl. A diminutive
from S. saip, or AS sape, soap. This lye, before the clothes have been ..."
4. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1887)
"To S APPLE CLAES. To steep or soak- clothes in soapy water. V. sapples. To SAUD,
rn To make solid. V. SAD, r. ..."
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