释义 |
leechery rare—1.|ˈliːtʃərɪ| [f. leech n.1 + -ery.] The art or practice of healing; leechcraft.
[1600Surflet Country Farm i. xxviii. 196 marg., The horseleacherie of P. Vegetius. 1688see horse-leechery.] 1892C. M. Andrews Old Eng. Manor v. 256 The Anglo-Saxon ‘wyrt’..included not only herbs..but flowers and vegetables, shrubs and trees, and their importance in Saxon leechery is well attested. |