Meaning of Leach | Babel Free
liːt͡ʃDefinitions
- A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali.
- A surname from Old English.
- A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc.
- A census-designated place in Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States.
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Alternative spelling of leech. alt-of, alternative
- An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Tennessee, United States.
- A jelly-like sweetmeat popular in the fifteenth century.
- A river in Gloucestershire, with a short stretch in Oxfordshire, England, which joins the Thames at Lechlade; in full, the River Leach.
Equivalents
Examples
“"This is the leach," said Kitty, pointing to a large, yellowish, upright wooden cylinder, which rested on some slanting boards, down the surface of which ran a brownish liquid that dripped into a trough.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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