• Look up leeching in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Leeching may refer to: Leeching (medical), also called Hirudotherapy, the use of leeches for bloodletting...
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    Leeches are segmented parasitic or predatory worms that comprise the subclass Hirudinea within the phylum Annelida. They are closely related to the oligochaetes...
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  • term "leech" is given to someone who avoids confrontation and sits out while another player fights and gains experience for the person, or "leecher", who...
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    Allen Leech (born 18 May 1981) is an Irish actor. He is widely known for his roles as Tom Branson in the ITV period drama Downton Abbey (2010–2015) and...
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  • Leeches! is a 2003 American direct-to-video horror film directed by David DeCoteau and starring Matthew Twining, Josh Henderson, Stacey Nelson and Alexandra...
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    Dominic James Leech (born 10 January 2001) is an English cricketer. He made his first-class debut on 8 August 2020, for Yorkshire in the 2020 Bob Willis...
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    Leech Lake (translated from the Ojibwe language Gaa-zagaskwaajimekaag: Lake abundant with bloodsuckers) is a lake located in north central Minnesota,...
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    medicinal leech, is one of several species of leeches used as medicinal leeches. Other species of Hirudo sometimes also used as medicinal leeches include...
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    A leech collector, leech gatherer, or leech finder was a person occupied with procuring medicinal leeches, which were in growing demand in 19th-century...
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  • Samuel Leech (c. 1798–1848) was a young sailor in the Royal Navy and the United States Navy during the War of 1812. He became notable as one of very few...
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