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larf (iou)



larf verb intrans. & trans. & noun. [l¨»:f] non-standard. M19.
[Repr. a pronunc.]
Esp. representing cockney speech: (a) laugh.

Leach (medicine)


leach


See Leech, a physician.

1. A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali.

2. A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc. Leach tub, a wooden tub in which ashes are leached.

Origin: Cf. As. Leah lye, G. Lauge. See Lye.

Source: Websters Dictionary