Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Leach \Leach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Leached}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Leaching}.] [Written also leech and letch.]
   1. To remove the soluble constituents from by subjecting to
      the action of percolating water or other liquid; as, to
      leach ashes or coffee.

   2. To dissolve out; -- often used with out; as, to leach out
      alkali from ashes.