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leach

Noun

∙ A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali.
∙ A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc.
∙ Alternative spelling of leech nautical

Verb

∙ To purge a soluble matter out of something by the action of a percolating fluid. transitive
∙ To part with soluble constituents by percolation. intransitive

Leach

Proper noun

∙ A surname.