Crossword-Solution: LEACHY
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Leachy | a. | Permitting liquids to pass by percolation; not capable of retaining water; porous; pervious; -- said of gravelly or sandy soils, and the like. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| LEACHY | anagram | LACHEY |
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| Porous | 8 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
TAEER
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with LEACHY (5)
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.
Lands that, on the one hand, are very hard and solid, with a tendency to bake, and, on the other, that are loose and leachy, are very greatly benefited by the addition of organic matter.
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.
But as these soils are apt to be leachy it seems best to fill them with organic matter to as great a depth as possible to increase their water-holding power, and this can best be done by plowing farm manures in deep.
The shale and mica soils, although thin and leachy, are especially adapted to grapes, vegetables, and berries, and other small fruits.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: CrosSynergy, NYT.
Used 2 times in crossword archives (1971–1999).