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

Light, leachy sands, like those of Long Island, Southern Jersey, Eastern Maryland, and the Carolinas, seem to do fairly without.

From What I know of farming: a series of brief and plain expositions of practical agriculture as an art based upon science by Horace Greeley

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

The shale and mica soils, although thin and leachy, are especially adapted to grapes, vegetables, and berries, and other small fruits.

From History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia by James William Head

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

In leachy soils, nitrate of soda ought not to be applied too early in the season, as it will quickly wash down out of reach of the grape roots.

From Manual of American Grape-Growing by U. P. Hedrick

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