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

Before the regatta, the crew carefully adjusted the leech lines so the jib would remain stable in gusty conditions.

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

During the wetlands survey, we found several horse leeches clinging to the mare's legs.

The archivist found several leeds in the ancient ledger.

The navigator adjusted the sails to account for the leeangles reported by the instruments.

Before the squall hit, she tightened the leech line to stop the triangular mainsail from fluttering.