soft sawder



soft sawder

obsolete Ostentatious flattery or sycophancy, especially for the purpose of cajoling or coaxing someone (to do something). The wheedling clerk poured on the soft sawder thick into Ms. Meriwether's ear, deftly convincing her to invest on his behalf.
See also: soft

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Yokoyo:-koJapanese
EwaE-vahPolish
ÀNgel-Catalan
DetlevDET-lef (Low German)Low German, German
Savely-Russian
Herodotus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)