Fuller's soap

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(Heb. borith mekabbeshim, i.e., "alkali of those treading cloth"). Mention is made (Prov 25:20; Jer 2:22) of nitre and also (Mal 3:2) of soap (Heb. borith) used by the fuller in his operations. Nitre is found in Syria, and vegetable alkali was obtained from the ashes of certain plants. (See SOAP.)


This entry includes text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897.

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