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单词 leechcraft
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Definition of leechcraft in English:

leechcraft

noun ˈliːtʃkrɑːftˈlēCHˌkraft
mass nounarchaic
  • The art of healing.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • And yes, before anyone else writes me smug emails, I know that leeches are very useful in modern medicine, but what I actually said was ` leechcraft’.
    • I cured many patients and at the same time my leechcraft improved a lot.
    • Her leechcraft and repute have attracted many foreigners.
    • She was worshipped by poets, and had two sisters of the same name connected with leechcraft and smithwork.
    • It is unlikely that until the monasteries came any organised leechcraft even existed.

Origin

Old English lǣcecræft (see leech2, craft).

 
 

Definition of leechcraft in US English:

leechcraft

nounˈlēCHˌkraft
archaic
  • The art of healing.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Her leechcraft and repute have attracted many foreigners.
    • She was worshipped by poets, and had two sisters of the same name connected with leechcraft and smithwork.
    • I cured many patients and at the same time my leechcraft improved a lot.
    • It is unlikely that until the monasteries came any organised leechcraft even existed.
    • And yes, before anyone else writes me smug emails, I know that leeches are very useful in modern medicine, but what I actually said was ` leechcraft’.

Origin

Old English lǣcecræft (see leech, craft).

 
 
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