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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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*(Hors-leche,) Horseleitch, n. [Late ME. horsleche (15th c.), e.m.E. horse-leche, -leach (Leche n.2).] A kind of leech, the sucking worm. —1587 Carmichael Etym. 5.
Hirudo, a horseleitch
