She consulted the ancient leechbook when no modern remedy worked.

His leechlike grip on the small community's resources left little room for anyone else to thrive.

When the harvest failed and fever spread, the townsfolk turned to the old leechcraft practiced by the matron to tend the sick.

He bit into the ripe leechee and tasted its sweet, floral juice.

Antiquarians prized the fragmented leechcrafts found in the abbey's infirmary for the insight they offered into medieval healing.

The villagers sealed the swamp at night to keep the leechfingers from crawling into their homes.

The museum's new exhibit showcased several medieval leechbooks with handwritten remedies for bloodletting.