leach

Definitions

1. 1.A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali.
2. 2.A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc. Leach tub, a wooden tub in which ashes are leached.
3. 3.To remove the soluble constituents from by subjecting to the action of percolating water or other liquid; as, to leach ashes or coffee.
4. 4.To dissolve out; -- often used with out; as, to leach out alkali from ashes.
5. 5.To part with soluble constituents by percolation.
6. 6.See Leech, a physician. [Obs.]

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is a quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali called?
• What is a tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc. Leach tub, a wooden tub in which ashes are leached called?
• What is to remove the soluble constituents from by subjecting to the action of percolating water or other liquid; as, to leach ashes or coffee called?
• What is to dissolve out; -- often used with out; as, to leach out alkali from ashes called?
• What is to part with soluble constituents by percolation called?