soifen.
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1866 J. Chamberlain in Birmingham & Midl. Hardware Distr. 608 The ‘soife’, or iron cuttings from the nicks and threads of the screws, average about four tons per day.
1866 J. Chamberlain in Birmingham & Midl. Hardware Distr. 608 This ‘soife’ is bought up and melted down with other iron.
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