soakage

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

soakage
    n 1: the process of becoming softened and saturated as a
         consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid);
         "a good soak put life back in the wagon" [syn: {soak},
         {soakage}, {soaking}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Soakage \Soak"age\, n.
   The act of soaking, or the state of being soaked; also, the
   quantity that enters or issues by soaking.
   [1913 Webster]

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