reechy, a. Obs. exc. dial.
(ˈriːtʃɪ)
Also 5 rechy, 6 rechie.
[f. reech reek n.1 + -y1.]
Smoky; squalid, dirty; rancid.
| c 1460 J. Russell Bk. Nurture 359 Raw, resty, and rechy [meats], ar comberous vndefied. 1599 Shakes. 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. 1660 Blount Boscobel 41 His face and hands made of a reechy complexion by the help of the Walnut-tree leaves. 1879 G. F. Jackson Shropsh. Word-bk. s.v., A grimy, reechy lookin' thing. Ibid., That butter's nasty reechy stuff. |
Hence ˈreechily adv. rare—1.
| 1618 D. 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. |