Boer soap, noun phrase

/ˈbʊəsəʊp/
Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Probably partial translation of Afrikaans boerseep, see Boerseep.
historical
Home-made boiled soap of animal fat and vegetable-lye or soda; Boerseep.
1902 H.J. Duckitt in M. Kuttel Quadrilles & Konfyt (1954) 22We are often supplied with a piece of Boer soap from Berg River for rubbing on any hard material we want to stitch with our machine, without blunting our needle.
1920 R.Y. Stormberg Mrs Pieter de Bruyn 57I’ve known Pieter say that half an hour in her society is like shaving with boer soap: plenty of lather, but it makes a man sore.
1929 Farming in S. Afr. Sept. 259 (Swart)Boer Soap as made in the olden days when our grandmothers used the Ganna-bossie, was a tedious process.
1968 K. McMagh Dinner of Herbs 28She also had for sale fine Boer-soap should one wish to indulge in the luxury of washing one’s shirt and sluicing away the dust and sweat of hard travel.
Home-made boiled soap of animal fat and vegetable-lye or soda; Boerseep.
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