Leaky [adjective]

The assumption was that such measures would always be leaky and impossible to maintain — an idea I wrote about myself back in February.

Tip wore leaky boots all last winter, but when spring came he bought Mrs. Pulsifer a sewing machine.

I don't remember, 'case as I said my memory is ole an' leaky, and mebby I ain't tellin' it right in course as I tole him.

The gasoline used also gave off a gas of highly explosive character and one very likely to escape from leaky tanks or joints.

It was old and rotten and leaky, and not fit for a warship, but its new commander made the best he could of it.

The floor was constantly inundated here by several defective and overworked water-faucets and a leaky trough.

Although their vessel was old and leaky, the Pilgrims reached South-ampton safely.

Boone thus reached the Ohio, where he had the good luck to find a leaky canoe, in which he paddled across the stream.

I have known them to fret about things so that all their enthusiasm leaked away just as the tire that had a leaky valve.

No spirit is allowed to enter the leaky craft until he has first paid Charon the fee of a small coin called the obolus.