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Etymology

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hospital +‎ soap

Noun

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hospital soap (uncountable)

  1. A type of antiseptic soap designed for use in hospitals.
    • 2016, Kerry Greenwood, Murder and Mendelssohn, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 303:
      Rupert Sheffield, scrubbing John's blood from his hands with a nailbrush and hospital soap, swore that this was the last time [...] that he would have to do this.