bile soap

noun

A mixture of bile from slaughtered animals and soap; once used to remove heavy stains from textiles.

Meanings

nounbile soap (countable and uncountable, plural bile soaps)

plural bile soaps

  1. countableuncountableA mixture of bile from slaughtered animals and soap; once used to remove heavy stains from textiles.
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