[Anglo-Saxon leccinc].
A chink in the deck, sides, or bottom of a ship, through which the water gets into her hull. When a leak begins, a vessel is said to have sprung a leak.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose