v. [f. soft solder: see SOLDER sb.1 4.] trans. To unite, mend, etc., with soft solder. Hence Soft-soldered ppl. a.
1843. Holtzapffel, Turning, I. 433. Copper, brass and iron are soft-soldered. Ibid., 444. It is very essential that all soft-soldered joints should be particularly clean.
1900. Hasluck, Model Eng. Handybk., 122. The flue and both ends of the boiler should be brazed in their places, not soft-soldered.
