'Leach tub' definitions:

Definition of 'Leach tub'

From: GCIDE
  • Leach \Leach\, n. [Written also letch.] [Cf. As. le['a]h lye, G. lauge. See Lye.]
  • 1. A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • Leach tub, a wooden tub in which ashes are leached. [1913 Webster]