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letch |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Leach \Leach\, n. [Written also {letch}.] [Cf. As le['a]h 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Letch \Letch\ (l[e^]ch), v. & n. See {Leach}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Letch \Letch\, n. [See {Lech}, {Lecher}.] Strong desire; passion. (Archaic).
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