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



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