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Definition of Reechy
1. a. Smoky; reeky; hence, begrimed with dirt.
Definition of Reechy
1. Adjective. smoky, dirty, squalid ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Reechy
1. foul, rancid [adj REECHIER, REECHIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reechy
Literary usage of Reechy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"The reechy painting means probably the painted cloth, in an alehouse or tavern,
... Also smoke, or vapour; from the Saxon word above mentioned, in reechy. ..."
2. The Canons of Criticism and Glossary: The Trial of the Letter , Alias Y, and by Thomas Edwards (1758)
"reechy comes from pecan, ASfumare; (from whence oar reak and reaking) and ...
Nor is it true, that a dark yellow is the color of all reechy ..."
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