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▪ I. leaking, vbl. n.|ˈliːkɪŋ|
[-ing1.]
The action of the verb leak; leakage. Also attrib. in † leaking tub, vessel (leak v. 2 c).
1611Cotgr., Coulement..a leaking. 1642Rogers Naaman To Rdr. 4 As a naile fastned in a sure place from wanzing and leaking out. 1673Dryden Amboyna v. i. 54 Never any thing of Moment was done at our Counsel Table, without a leaking Tub..great Consultations require great Drinking, and great Drinking a great leaking Vessel. 1973Time 16 Apr. 53/2 The leaking and publication of classified information has always been a murky area in criminal law. 1973Listener 15 Nov. 658/1 There was..some leaking to the Arabs from perhaps two EEC capitals, which had disclosed to them the line the Dutch had been taking in confidential Community discussions.
▪ II. ˈleaking, ppl. a.
[-ing2.]
That leaks or lets water in or out; that has a leak or leaks. † Also of weather, showery.
c1420Pallad. on Husb. i. 450 When this siment is maad, hit most insinke Vche hole & chene and euery lekyng ston. 1534More Treat. Pass. Wks. 1386/2 Whoso lyke a foole placeth hymselfe in a leakinge shyppe. 1610W. Folkingham Art of Surv. i. xi. 35 A loose and light Sand swords slow and thin, yet with rest and lecking sommers it yeelds good Corne. 1611Bible Heb. ii. 1 Lest at any time we should let them slip [marg. run out as leaking vessels]. 1612T. Taylor Comm. Titus iii. 1 Out of a leaking vessell good things are euer running out. c1614Sir W. Mure Dido & æneas i. 290 Their leiking seames drink in the floods so fast. 1678Dryden & Lee Œdipus ii. i. (1679) 18 All dart at once their baleful influence In leaking Fire. 1863A. B. Grosart Small Sins 36 Leaking timber. |