leechbook

English

Etymology

From Middle English leche (“blood-sucking worm”), from Old English lǣċe (“medical doctor”) + boc (“book”).

Noun

leechbook (plural leechbooks)

  1. (archaic) A medical text.
    A theriac formulation appears in this leechbook.

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