Meaning
A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English leche (“leachate; sluggish stream”), from Old English *lǣċ, *lǣċe (“muddy stream”), from Proto-Germanic *lēkijō (“a leak, drain, flow”) (compare Proto-Germanic *lekaną (“to leak, drain”)), from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to leak”). Cognate with Old English leċċan (“to water, moisten”), Old English lacu (“stream, pool, pond”). More at leak, lake.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 13 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-09-20HACEILT
- 2026-08-09HACELOT
- 2026-07-06CAEHLNV
- 2026-06-22CAEHILM
- 2025-12-02CLAKEDH
- 2025-01-27HYALCBE
- 2024-12-17LAMECHY
- 2024-12-14HANECLO
- 2024-04-15LANECVH
- 2024-01-07EMALHCI
- 2024-01-03HNALECG
- 2023-08-17CAMHELY
+1 earlier appearances in the archive.