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breachy a also brachey, breechy [phonetics unavailable]. OED ~
a1 obs (1662); EDD Ha Co; SMYTH 129. Of liquid, having a salt taste.
1924 ENGLAND 45 Unless one has a dash of limejuice to add thereto,
the water—made of melted ice—is not only 'brachey' but also provokes
distressing thirst. T 181-65 That's what we get our tea out of. Sometimes that'd be right
breachy. You'd hardly drink it—come from the ice, ice [taken] aboard. P 126-67 This
soup is breachy. P 33-79 The water was right breechy.
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