soft sawder noun 1soft-sawder verb 1forms 3 noun1 •(no longer used) Cajoling or flattery.If she goes to act ugly, I'll give her a dose of "soft sawder"; that will take the frown out of her frontispiece...! — 1836 soft-sawder verb1 •To flatter or cajole. formssoft-sawdered · soft-sawdering · soft-sawders
