leach, leaching
(noun) the process of leaching
Source: WordNet® 3.1
leaching
present participle of leach
leaching (plural leachings)
The process by which something is leached.
Liquid that leaches.
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Leach, n. (Naut.)
Definition: See 3d Leech.
Leach, n. [Written also letch.] Etym: [Cf. As. leáh lye, G. lauge. See Lye.]
1. A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali.
2. A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc. Leach tub, a wooden tub in which ashes are leached.
Leach, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Leached; p. pr. & vb. n. Leaching.] Etym: [Written also leech and letch.]
1. To remove the soluble constituents from by subjecting to the action of percolating water or other liquid; as, to leach ashes or coffee.
2. To dissolve out; -- often used with out; as, to leach out alkali from ashes.
Leach, v. i.
Definition: To part with soluble constituents by percolation.
Leach, n.
Definition: See Leech, a physician. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 June 2025
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
