ash-hopper C2+ Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction US /ˈæʃˌhɑːpɚ/ UK /ˈæʃˌhɒpə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun historical: a large container in which water was passed through wood ashes to make lye Rainwater drained through the ash-hopper and carried the lye into a kettle below. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · historical: a large... leaching hopperlye hopper Word family Related forms ashhopperlyesoapmaking Etymology A compound of ash + hopper. On nineteenth-century farms, the hopper held wood ashes while water leached alkaline salts from them; the resulting lye was commonly used to make soft soap. Topics Tools, Machines & Construction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ash-hopper **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈæʃˌhɑːpɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈæʃˌhɒpə/ ## Meanings 1. historical: a large container in which water was passed through wood ashes to make lye ## Examples - Rainwater drained through the ash-hopper and carried the lye into a kettle below. ## Synonyms - leaching hopper - lye hopper ## Related Forms - ash - hopper - lye - soapmaking ## Etymology A compound of ash + hopper. On nineteenth-century farms, the hopper held wood ashes while water leached alkaline salts from them; the resulting lye was commonly used to make soft soap. ## Topics - Tools, Machines & Construction markdown