horse-leech
1Horse leech — Leech Leech, n. [OE. leche, l[ae]che, physician, AS. l[=ae]ce; akin to Fries. l[=e]tza, OHG. l[=a]hh[=i], Icel. l[ae]knari, Sw. l[ a]kare, Dan. l[ae]ge, Goth. l[=e]keis, AS. l[=a]cnian to heal, Sw. l[ a]ka, Dan. l[ae]ge, Icel. l[ae]kna, Goth.… …
2Horse-leech — n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A large blood sucking leech ({H[ae]mopsis vorax}), of Europe and Northern Africa. It attacks the lips and mouths of horses. [1913 Webster] 2. A farrier; a veterinary surgeon. [1913 Webster] …
3horse|leech — «HRS LEECH», noun. a large European leech, supposed to attack the mouths and noses of horses as they drink …
4Horse-leech — Occurs only in Prov. 30:15 (Heb. alukah); the generic name for any blood sucking annelid. There are various species in the marshes and pools of Palestine. That here referred to, the Hoemopis, is remarkable for the coarseness of its bite, and… …
5horse leech — a leech of either genus Haemopis or Limnatis …
6horse-leech — n. Farrier, horse doctor, veterinarian, veterinary surgeon …
7horse-leech — …
8Leech (Nouveau-Brunswick) — Leech Administration Pays  Canada Province …
9Leech — Leech, n. [OE. leche, l[ae]che, physician, AS. l[=ae]ce; akin to Fries. l[=e]tza, OHG. l[=a]hh[=i], Icel. l[ae]knari, Sw. l[ a]kare, Dan. l[ae]ge, Goth. l[=e]keis, AS. l[=a]cnian to heal, Sw. l[ a]ka, Dan. l[ae]ge, Icel. l[ae]kna, Goth. l[=e]kin[ …
10Horse-leechery — Horse leech er*y, n. The business of a farrier; especially, the art of curing the diseases of horses. [1913 Webster] …
