English Explanatory Dictionary

leechbook

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A medical text of the Anglo-Saxon era; a compilation of medicinal cures and remedies used by leeches.

Word forms

leechbook leechbooks

Etymology

From Middle English leche (“doctor, physician”), from Old English lǣċe (“medical doctor”) + boc (“book”).

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