shaving soap

shaving soap

noun
a special soap for lathering the face to soften and condition the beard for shaving, capable of producing a thick lather due to its high fat content and low alkalinity.

Origin:
1760–70
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Shaving soap is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
WordNet
shaving soap

noun
toiletry consisting of a preparation of soap and fatty acids that forms a rich lather for softening the beard before shaving [syn: shaving cream
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