SOUPLE

Etymology 1

Adjective

souple (not comparable)

Of raw silk: deprived of its silk-glue.

Etymology 2

Noun

souple (plural souples)

The part of a flail that strikes the grain.

Anagrams

• Loupes, Peluso, Puleos, loupes, poules

Source: Wiktionary


Sou"ple, n.

Definition: That part of a flail which strikes the grain. Knight.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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