2. A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc.
[1913 Webster]
{Leach tub}, a wooden tub in which ashes are leached. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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. [1913 Webster] 2. A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leach-trough — leachˈ trough or leachˈtub noun A trough or tub in which ashes are leached • • • Main Entry: ↑leach … Useful english dictionary
leach — 1. noun /liːtʃ/ a) A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali. b) A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc. 2. verb /liːtʃ/ To purge a soluble matter out of … Wiktionary
ash-leach — ashˈ leach noun A tub in which alkaline salts are dissolved from wood ashes • • • Main Entry: ↑ash … Useful english dictionary
letch — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leachtub — leachˈ trough or leachˈtub noun A trough or tub in which ashes are leached • • • Main Entry: ↑leach … Useful english dictionary
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