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leechbook

noun

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from lǣċe
  2. inherited from leche

Definitions

  1. A medical text of the Anglo-Saxon era

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

    • This Saxon manuscript has a dignity which is unique, for it is the oldest existing leech book written in the vernacular.
    • One of the old Leech Books gives the formula for a salve against the "elfin race and nocturnal goblin visitors." Fourteen herbs, including wormwood, viper's bugloss and fennel, were first gathered.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA