n. In ichthyology, the toad-fish, Batrachus tau. Also sarpo.
n. Soap prepared from sodium hydroxid and olive oil; castile soap.
Word Usage
"Eye-watering ingredients were recommended for these dyes, from leeches soaked in red wine to dye one’s tresses black, to an alkaline mixture of goat’s fat and beechwood ash known as sapo to lighten them."