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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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(Lek-,) Leiking, ppl. a. [e.m.E. leaking, late ME. lekyng (c 1420): cf. Lek(k)and.] Leaking. —1611-57 Mure Dido & Æn. i. 290.
The remnant [of the fleet] … neir ov'rthrowne, Thair leiking seames drink in the floods so fast
