SOAKAGE
soak, soakage, soaking
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
soakage (countable and uncountable, plural soakages)
The act of soaking.
The amount of liquid soaked in.
A source of water in Australian deserts, where water has seeped into the sand.
(Irish, informal) food or nonalcoholic beverages consumed before or during a bout of drinking to slow down the onset of drunkenness
Source: Wiktionary
Soak"age, n.
Definition: The act of soaking, or the state of being soaked; also, the
quantity that enters or issues by soaking.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition