soft-sawder

Why, then, do you waste so much energy, and money, and civility, and 'soft-sawder,' to preserve the vulpine race?

Kate Coventry An Autobiography G. J. Whyte-Melville

"You can't soft-sawder me, if that's what you mean," and Dakota Joe absorbed another mighty mouthful.

Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest Or, The Indian Girl Star of the Movies Alice B. Emerson

"None of your soft-sawder, Master Frank," replied the old lady; "I will do what I can to make your peace, as I promised; but, as to anything further, you must be a man, and speak up for yourself."

She and I, Volume 1

"Oh, that's all my eye and Betty Martin," she returned in the vernacular of her youth, "I grant you there's a lot of soft-sawder about the fellers down here, but they ain't in it wi 'us up in Yorkshire."

The Making of a Soul Kathlyn Rhodes

She wanted to treat me to the colonies, and had up the parson to talk soft-sawder and make out that

The Longest Journey 1924

Howsomedevers, he'll stand no nonsense; and when he puts his foot down, you may as well give up, as you might sooner soft-sawder

On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story William Heysham Overend 1874

Yes, that's well; Miles is in a state of mind at the short notice, and has crammed me choke - full of messages; he says it will save his coming down; come along, then, W. W., and soft-sawder the venerable aunts. '

The Pillars of the House, V1 Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862

He certainly hadn't taken the old gentleman's advice, thinking that to "soft-sawder" so great a reprobate as Jerry Brownbie would be holding a candle to the devil.

Harry Heathcote of Gangoil Anthony Trollope 1848

"You needn't ask them to your house, or go to them, but just soft-sawder them when yon meet," an old gentleman had said to him.

Harry Heathcote of Gangoil Anthony Trollope 1848

His manners were gentlemanly, though he had a remarkably small amount of soft-sawder about him; and all sincerity himself, he could not believe that people were speaking falsely to him, and was at times rather apt to come out roundly with the truth, to the astonishment of those who heard him; so that he was clearly not fitted to be a courtier.

The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea William Henry Giles Kingston 1847