Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Leccá-re, v. a.
1. to lick; 2. to touch lightly;3. to graze the skin; 4. to catch. È venuto per vedere di poter — qualche cosa, he is come to see if he can get something. Chi va lecca, e chi si sta si secca, a close mouth will catch no flies. — e non mordere, to be contented with a small profit; a little is better than nothing. A can che lecchi cenere, non gli fidar farina, the dog that likes ashes trust not with meal; 5. to seek for food; 6. (fig.) to flatter, cajole, spunge upon; v. r. — le dita d'un cibo, to relish. — di checchessia, to be much delighted with any thing, to be very fond of any thing; s. m.Leccá-tóre; adj. Leccá-nte.
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leccare: to licke, to lap. Also to claw or faune vpon, or flatter.