Leechbook

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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."

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"This Saxon manuscript has a dignity which is unique, for it is the oldest existing leech book written in the vernacular."

Etymology

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

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