leech¹ /lēch/

1. A bloodsucking annelid worm, usu aquatic
2. Someone who attaches himself or herself to another for personal gain
3. A physician (archaic)

1. To apply leeches to (a former medical treatment, drawing blood from a patient)
2. To cling to like a leech
3. To drain

(usu with on) to cling (to)

leechˈcraft noun (archaic)

The art of medicine

leechˈdom noun (archaic)

A remedy or prescription

leech² /lēch/

The side edge of a sail

• acalephe
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• Acanthamoeba
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• Acanthocephala
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• acanths
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• a capful of wind