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American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2
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Leak
LEAK, n. [Gr. a fissure or crevice, L. lacero and loquor, and perhaps Eng. clack. It seems that licerish is from the root of leak, and signifies properly watery.]
1. A crack, crevice, fissure or hole in a vessel, that admits water, or permits a fluid to escape.
2. The oozing or passing of water or other fluid or liquor through a crack, fissure or aperture in a vessel, either into it, as into a ship, or out of it, as out of a cask.
To spring a leak, is to open or crack so as to let in water; to being to let in water.
LEAK, a. Leaky. [Not in use.]
LEAK, v.i. To let water or other liquor into or out of a vessel, through a hole or crevice in the vessel. A ship leaks, when she admits water through her seams or an aperture in her bottom or sides, into the hull. A pail or a cask leaks, when it admits liquor to pass out through a hole or crevice.
To lead out, to find vent; to escape privately from confinement or secrecy; as a fact or report.
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Chicago:
Noah Webster Jr., "Leak," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed July 15, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4VP6IGZ5DFG8XQY.
MLA:
Webster, Noah, Jr. "Leak." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 15 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4VP6IGZ5DFG8XQY.
Harvard:
Webster, N, 'Leak' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 15 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4VP6IGZ5DFG8XQY.
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