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soakage

[soh-kij]

noun

the act of soaking.

liquid that has seeped out or been absorbed.

Origin:
1760–70; soak + -age

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soakage (ˈsəʊkɪdʒ)

—n
1.	the process or a period in which a permeable substance is soaked in a liquid
2.	liquid that has been soaked up or has seeped out
3.	(Austral) Also called: soak a small pool of water or swampy patch

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