bleachyadj.1
/ˈbliːtʃi/ dialect.
Bleached, pale.
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1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel II. 194 Nodding lands of wheat in bleachy brown.
1835 J. Clare Rural Muse 106 The mowers swept the bleachy corn.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
bleachyadj.2
/ˈbliːtʃi/ dialect.
Brackish.
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1825 J. Jennings Observ. Dial. W. Eng. 26 Bleachy, brackish; saltish: applied to water.
1879 T. Hardy Distracted Preacher in New Q. Mag. Apr. 351 It makes the stuff [sc. rum] taste bleachy.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2020).
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