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reechy, a. Obs. exc. dial.|ˈriːtʃɪ|
Also 5 rechy, 6 rechie.
[f. reech reek n.1 + -y1.]
Smoky; squalid, dirty; rancid.
c1460J. Russell Bk. Nurture 359 Raw, resty, and rechy [meats], ar comberous vndefied. 1599Shakes. Much Ado iii. iii. 143 Like Pharaoes souldiours in the rechie painting. 1607― Cor. ii. i. 225 The Kitchin Malkin pinnes Her richest Lockram 'bout her reechie necke. 1660Blount Boscobel 41 His face and hands made of a reechy complexion by the help of the Walnut-tree leaves. 1879G. F. Jackson Shropsh. Word-bk. s.v., A grimy, reechy lookin' thing. Ibid., That butter's nasty reechy stuff.
Hence ˈreechily adv. rare—1.
1618D. Belchier Hans Beer-pot D j b, Bad him goe And wash his face, he lookt so reechilie, Like Bacon hanging on the Chimnies roofe. |