leachy

American  

[lee-chee] / ˈli tʃi /

adjective

leachier, leachiest

1. allowing water to percolate through, as sandy or rocky soil; porous.

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Etymology

Origin of leachy

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; leach ¹ + -y ¹

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Example Sentences

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leachy

The following terms are used in describing soil textures: Coarse, fine, open, close, loose, hard, stiff, compact, soft, mellow, porous, leachy, retentive, cloddy, lumpy, light, heavy.

From The First Book of Farming by Charles Landon Goodrich

There is no other form of fertility that can fully replace manure, for either compact or leachy land.

From Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement by Alva Agee

This divergence from the deep, moist sandy loam, the ideal strawberry land, is usually toward a stiff, cold, stubborn clay, or toward a droughty, leachy sand that retains neither fertility nor moisture.

From Success with Small Fruits by Edward Payson Roe

We have laid much stress on the amending qualities of peat, when applied to dry and leachy soils, which by its use are rendered more retentive of moisture and manure.

From Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel by Samuel W. (Samuel William) Johnson

It is almost impossible with such a leachy foundation to keep the surface soil properly moistened and enriched; You are apt to lose both water and fertilizer into the too rapid drainage.

From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Edward J. (Edward James) Wickson

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