"leechbook" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: leechbooks [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English leche (“blood-sucking worm”), from Old English lǣċe (“medical doctor”) + boc (“book”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|leche||blood-sucking worm}} Middle English leche (“blood-sucking worm”), {{inh|en|ang|lǣċe||medical doctor}} Old English lǣċe (“medical doctor”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} leechbook (plural leechbooks)
  1. A medical text of the Anglo-Saxon era; a compilation of medicinal cures and remedies used by leeches.
    Sense id: en-leechbook-en-noun-VxOvLcfr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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