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Cowleech :: Cowleech (n.) One who heals diseases of cows; a cow doctor.

Sanguisuge :: Sanguisuge (n.) A bloodsucker, or leech..

Acetabulum :: Acetabulum (n.) The large posterior sucker of the leeches.

Annelida :: Annelida (n. pl.) A division of the Articulata, having the body formed of numerous rings or annular segments, and without jointed legs. The principal subdivisions are the Chaetopoda, including the Oligochaeta or earthworms and Polychaeta or marine worms; and the Hirudinea or leeches. See Chaetopoda..

Malacobdella :: Malacobdella (n.) A genus of nemertean worms, parasitic in the gill cavity of clams and other bivalves. They have a large posterior sucker, like that of a leech. See Illust. of Bdellomorpha..

Annulata :: Annulata (n. pl.) A class of articulate animals, nearly equivalent to Annelida, including the marine annelids, earthworms, Gephyrea, Gymnotoma, leeches, etc. See Annelida..

Leeched :: Leeched (imp. & p. p.) of Leec.

Hirudinea :: Hirudinea (n. pl.) An order of Annelida, including the leeches; -- called also Hirudinei..

Ringtail :: Ringtail (n.) A light sail set abaft and beyong the leech of a boom-and-gaff sail; -- called also ringsail.

Leach :: Leach (n.) See Leech, a physician..

Hirudine :: Hirudine (a.) Of or pertaining to the leeches.

Leech :: Leech (v. t.) To bleed by the use of leeches.

Luff :: Luff (n.) The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of the jib, spanker, and other fore-and-aft sails..

Leech :: Leech (v. t.) To treat as a surgeon; to doctor; as, to leech wounds..

Bdellomorpha :: Bdellomorpha (n.) An order of Nemertina, including the large leechlike worms (Malacobdella) often parasitic in clams..

Leech :: Leech (n.) A glass tube of peculiar construction, adapted for drawing blood from a scarified part by means of a vacuum..

Touch :: Touch (v. i.) To be brought, as a sail, so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes..

Bdelloidea :: Bdelloidea (n. pl.) The order of Annulata which includes the leeches. See Hirudinea.

Brail :: Brail (n.) Ropes passing through pulleys, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of sails, preparatory to furling..

Leechcraft :: Leechcraft (n.) The art of healing; skill of a physician.

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