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after leech
after leech n. 
/ˈaftə liːtʃ/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftə liːtʃ/
, /ˈɑːftə liːtʃ//ˈaftə liːtʃ/U.S. /ˈæftər ˌlitʃ/
Nautical the rear edge of a sail./ˈæftər ˌlitʃ/ΘΚΠ
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [noun] > side edge of sail
leech1485
skirt1627
after leech1769
1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine at Sail The foremost perpendicular or sloping edge is called the fore leech, and the hindmost the after leech.
1836 M. Scott Cruise of Midge xxiii. 434 Look! how the clear green water..pours out of the afterleech of the sail like a cascade!
2005 P. Hahne Sail Trim 53/1 The mast will then be bent forward and the after leech of the mainsail will be far too tight.
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