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horse-leech

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.16 in modern English

Syllables
horse-leech
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of sucking worm, Haemopis sanguisuga, larger than the common leech.

noun

A veterinarian for horses.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English horseleche, horse leche (“horse doctor; bloodsucker, leech”), equivalent to horse + leech. The worm is so called because it commonly attacks the membrane that lines the inside of the mouth and nostrils of animals, such as horses, that drink at pools where it lives.

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Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

horse-leeches (plural)

Phrases

horse-leechery

Frequently Paired Words

horse-leechery

Questions

What does horse-leech mean?
A type of sucking worm, Haemopis sanguisuga, larger than the common leech.
Where does horse-leech come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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